http://www.charlotteobserver.com/local/story/967722.html By Eric Ferreri newsobserver.com Sept. 25, 2009 CHAPEL HILL - A hacker has infiltrated a computer server housing the personal data of 236,000 women enrolled in a UNC Chapel Hill research study. Among the information exposed: the Social Security numbers of 163,000 participants. The data is part of the Carolina Mammography Registry, a 14-year-old project that compiles and analyzes mammography data submitted by radiologists across North Carolina. Though the intrusion was detected in late July, computer forensics experts say it might have happened two years ago, said Matthew Mauro, chairman of the UNC Department of Radiology. UNC officials and a private computer forensic expert have spent two months investigating, but they still don't know who did the hacking, where the attack originated, or even whether data was downloaded. "There's no direct evidence that any information has been removed," Mauro said. "But we can't say for sure." [...] ________________________________________ Did a friend send you this? From now on, be the first to find out! Subscribe to InfoSec News http://www.infosecnews.orgReceived on Thu Sep 24 2009 - 22:16:32 PDT
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