The appropriately named Bill Schackner reports for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette that the records of 30,000 individuals at Penn State University have been hacked via a malware infection.
by Bill Schackner, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Penn State University says it is working to notify some 30,000 individuals whose Social Security numbers may have been compromised by a computer breach before Christmas.
In a statement, the university said it began on Dec. 23 sending out letters notifying those potentially affected by the malware infections, which are believed responsible for the breaches.
The areas and extent of the records involved in the malicious software attack included Eberly College of Science, 7,758 records; the College of Health and Human Development, 6,827 records; and one of Penn State's campuses outside of University Park, approximately 15,000 records, the university's statement said
The university, in the midst of an investigation, did not identify the branch campus.
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