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Current Topic: Computer Security

Data Theft and Identity Protection
Topic: Computer Security 3:16 pm EST, Mar  6, 2003

quoted:
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On Sunday, March 2 at 7:20 p.m., computer systems personnel at UT Austin discovered a computer malfunction. The affected computer system was immediately shut down, and detailed analysis was begun.

What happened?

The malfunction was assessed to be the result of a deliberate attack from the Internet. Subsequent analysis revealed that a security weakness in an administrative data reporting system was exploited by writing a program to input millions of Social Security numbers. Those SSNs that matched selected individuals in a UT database were captured, together with e-mail address, title, department name, department address, department phone number, and names/dates of employee training programs attended. It is important to note that no student grade or academic records, or personal health or insurance information was disclosed.

...

How many individual records were exposed?

Approximately 55,200 individuals had some of the above data exposed. This group includes current and former students, current and former faculty and staff, and job applicants.

Data Theft and Identity Protection


Napster's keeper makes big Net bet - Tech News - CNET.com
Topic: Computer Security 8:24 pm EST, Dec 31, 2001

BMG Music group is too stupid to understand that people only used Napster because it was the easiest way to get "illegal" popular music. Giggle.

Napster's keeper makes big Net bet - Tech News - CNET.com


[iSONEWS]
Topic: Computer Security 8:23 am EST, Dec 31, 2001

VCD Releasing group The Chronic Squad releases a VCD in which they state :

"
FUCK ISONEWS. THEY CHOSE TO DISRESPECT US SO FUCK THEM.
NO MOVIE INFO, NO NOTHING. DOWN WITH ISONEWS, DOWN WITH THE NARQS.
POST THIS NFO BITCHES.
"

ISONews Posts the nfo.

[iSONEWS]


 
 
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