Seventeen Servers Breached at University of Alabama
Submitted by Adam Dodge on Sat, 2009-02-14 21:12
Quick Facts
- Date: 2/14/2009
- Institution: University of Alabama
- Type of Incident: Penetration
- Number Affected: 37,000
- Source: DataBreaches.net
- Abstract Source: TuscaloosaNews.com
Abstract
The University of Alabama recently announced that it had discovered a number of servers had been breached by an unknown individual. In total, 17 servers were illegally accessed in November. According to UA Vice Provost of Information Technology John McGowan none of the servers contained student or medial records. However, the computers did contain the names, address and Social Security numbers of 37,000 individuals who had blood or urine lab work going back to 1994. In a letter sent Friday, University of Alabama urges affected individuals to place fraud alerts on credit files and monitor credit reports. According to a forensic investigation, the intruder was not in the system long enough to retrieve any sensitive data.