http://www.ocala.com/article/20081112/ARTICLES/811120299/0/news By Nathan Crabbe Staff Writer Ocala.com November 12, 2008 An unauthorized intruder accessed a University of Florida College of Dentistry computer server containing personal information of more than 344,000 current and former dental patients, UF announced Wednesday. The information included names, addresses, birth dates, Social Security numbers and dental procedure information for patients dating back to 1990. The breach was discovered Oct. 3, when college staff members were upgrading the server and found software had been remotely installed on it, according to the university. While UF officials have no evidence the intruder used the information for fraudulent purposes, letters were mailed to 336,234 people who had information on the system to alert them. The university lacked mailing addresses for nearly 8,250 additional patients with data on the server and is seeking help in locating them. A hotline, 866-783-5883, has been established for patient inquiries. [...] ______________________________________________ Visit the InfoSec News Security Bookstore Best Selling Security Books and More! http://www.shopinfosecnews.orgReceived on Thu Nov 13 2008 - 02:21:44 PST
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