Foreign Hacker Gains Access To Employee and Financial Data
By Adam Dodge - Posted on January 10th, 2007
Quick Facts
- Date: 1/10/2007
- Institution: University of Arizona
- Type of Incident: Penetration
- Number Affected: Unknown
- Source: ESI
- Abstract Source: SC Magazine
Abstract
The University of Arizona recently announced that a foreign hacker gained unauthorized access to the University's network systems. Last week, employees found a number of pirated movies and games on University computers. Also stored on these systems are employee names, Social Security numbers, University credit card information and other financial transaction information. The University does not believe this individual accessed this information. University of Arizona employee were able to trace the IP address of the attacker to an ISP in France.
Tagged: University of Arizona
• 2007
• Educational Security Incidents (ESI)
• Financial Information
• Penetration
• Personally Identifying Information
• Social Security Numbers
