UCLA Breach Exposes Almost One Million Identities
By Adam Dodge - Posted on December 12th, 2006
Quick Facts
- Date: 12/12/2006
- Institution: University of California, Los Angeles
- Type of Incident: Penetration
- Number Affected: 800,000
- Source: ESI
- Abstract Source: Washington Post
Abstract
UCLA began notifying 800,000 current and former students, faculty and staff that their personal information, including Social Security numbers, names and addresses, might have been exposed in a recently discovered security breach. Computer security technicians recently uncovered a number of suspicious queries in a databases containing this personal information. It appears the intruder was able to exploit an unknown flaw in the database software to bypass security restrictions and gain access. Even though investigations so far show only a small number of Social Security numbers were accessed, UCLA is urging all 800,000 individuals to contact the three major credit bureaus and monitor their credit reports closely.
Tagged: Los Angeles
• University of California
• 2006
• Educational Security Incidents (ESI)
• Penetration
• Personally Identifying Information
• Social Security Numbers
