Boston - Violation of the second computer at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst were caused by Chinese citizens, police said.
According to the report police violations in the homes of students in the University office between 15th September and 27 October last year.
Worcester Telegram and Gazette reported that the servers are hacked for personal information. Pieces of specific information concerning the students who attended school between 1982 and 2002, including Social Security number and credit card information, UMass officials said. Authorities do not reveal how many people were exposed to records, only vaguely hinted that a large number of the students.
School of the action to warn the public of violations, the administration of three legal ads in newspapers to announce the hacking, as reported by the Telegram & Gazette. Public notice of infringement of electronic data is necessary, the Attorney General's Office.
Only the police report was filed, according to UMass officials. She added that the UMass Office of Information Technology has conducted an investigation before the police were notified.
University suspicion that he committed the offense by Chinese nationals, according to police. Although hackers have not been identified, the school has taken significant steps to improve its security network, school officials said.
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According to the report police violations in the homes of students in the University office between 15th September and 27 October last year.
Worcester Telegram and Gazette reported that the servers are hacked for personal information. Pieces of specific information concerning the students who attended school between 1982 and 2002, including Social Security number and credit card information, UMass officials said. Authorities do not reveal how many people were exposed to records, only vaguely hinted that a large number of the students.
School of the action to warn the public of violations, the administration of three legal ads in newspapers to announce the hacking, as reported by the Telegram & Gazette. Public notice of infringement of electronic data is necessary, the Attorney General's Office.
Only the police report was filed, according to UMass officials. She added that the UMass Office of Information Technology has conducted an investigation before the police were notified.
University suspicion that he committed the offense by Chinese nationals, according to police. Although hackers have not been identified, the school has taken significant steps to improve its security network, school officials said.
Copyright 2009 by TheBostonChannel.com. All rights reserved. This material can not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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