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Thursday, January 11, 2007

Health Study Participant Info Stolen

Participants in a University of Iowa study on maternal and child health have had their Social Security Numbers exposed. The research program had over 14,500 contributors. The university has sent warnings to all involved.



The people concerned have been part of the study from 1995 to the present. The computers caught up in this mess were issued to professors in the psychology and psychiatry departments.



It appears that the attack was initiated outside the college campus and surveyed all campus computers looking for unlocked systems. Law enforcement likened the action to a person walking down a hallway and checking door knobs to see which if any were unlocked.



The operation apparently was intended to seek space to store illegally obtained copyrighted materials such as music and video.

posted by skgroner | 8:14 AM