http://mainecampus.com/2010/06/29/um-counseling-center-servers-hacked/ By Michael Shepherd The Maine Campus June 29th, 2010 University of Maine police are investigating the breach of two UMaine computer servers holding the names, social security numbers, and clinical information of students who attended the university's Counseling Center from Aug. 8, 2002 to June 21 of this year. According to a university press release, data linked to approximately 4,585 students, four to five percent of UMaine students over that time period, was exposed. Dean of Students Robert Dana said at a Tuesday news conference there was "no indication" that data was viewed or downloaded from the servers, but officials are preparing for a worst-case scenario. "This is an insidious affront to the rightful privacy expectations of our students," Dana said. "The criminals who make it their business to exploit our society's need and ability to store information are beneath contempt. Because of this, we are engaging all possible resources to find the source of these attacks." [...] _________________________________________________________________ Attend Black Hat USA 2010, hosted at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada July 24-29th, offering over 60 training sessions and 11 tracks of Briefings from security industry elite. To sign up visit http://www.blackhat.comReceived on Tue Jun 29 2010 - 22:24:53 PDT
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