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"An August intrusion into a social researcher’s computer may mean that more than a million Californians need to call the credit bureaus.

"On Tuesday, the California Department of Social Services warned the providers and recipients of the state’s In Home Support Services (IHSS) that their names, addresses, telephone numbers, Social Security numbers and dates of birth may be circulating the Internet. IHSS allows individuals to get paid for providing in-home care to senior citizens.

"The warning comes after an unknown attacker slipped in through a security hole in a social researcher’s unsecured computer at the University of California, Berkeley, on Aug. 1, perhaps making off with 1.4 million database records containing personal information."

Robert Lemos. Online Attack Puts 1.4 Million Records at Risk. News.com. Oct. 20, 2004.

See also:
Reuters. Hacker Strikes University Computer System. News.com. Oct. 19, 2004.

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