https://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9227629/Undergrad_suspected_in_massive_Univ._of_Nebraska_breach By Jaikumar Vijayan Computerworld May 31, 2012 Officials at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln (UNL) have identified an undergraduate student they say is responsible for a recent intrusion into a university database containing personal information on more than 650,000 students, parents and employees. Campus police on Wednesday night seized computers and other equipment from the room of the UNL student after tracing the IP address of the computer used in the attack. The seized equipment is currently undergoing forensic analysis, according to information from by the school. The name of the suspect has not been released. "An arrest has not yet been made," a university spokeswoman said today. "When and if that happens we will release the name of the individual." The intrusion, which was described by university officials as a "skilled attack," exposed the Social Security Numbers (SSNs), names, addresses, course grades financial aid and other information on students who attended the university since 1985. [...] -- Help InfoSec News with a Donation http://www.infosecnews.org/donate.htmlReceived on Fri Jun 01 2012 - 00:43:25 PDT
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