[Dataloss] Computer Records on 197, 000 People Breached at University of Texas

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http://www.statesman.com/news/content/news/stories/local/04/24utcomputers.html

Computerized records on nearly 200,000 people with ties to the University of 
Texas' McCombs School of Business have been accessed without authorization by 
someone operating from the Far East, the university's president announced 
today.

The records, which in some cases include Social Security numbers, involve 
faculty members, current and prospective students, staff members, alumni and 
corporate recruiters, UT President William Powers Jr. said at a hastily called 
news conference this afternoon. He said records on 197,000 people were accessed 
by one or more people in Asia.

Powers and other university officials urged anyone with a connection to 
the business school to take steps to guard against identity theft. Steps 
on how to do so, including posting a fraud alert with credit agencies, are 
outlined on a Web site set up by the university. The site is accessible 
through the university's home page, www.utexas.edu.

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