California reports massive data breach

California reports massive data breach
Kevin Poulsen, SecurityFocus 2004-10-19

The FBI is investigating the penetration of a university research system that housed sensitive personal data on a staggering 1.4 million Californians who participated in a state social program, officials said Tuesday.

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California reports massive data breach 2004-10-20
SeabH

"Known vulnerabilities" 2004-10-20
Obviously not known by them

When will people responsible for data security start taking vulnerability scans seriously. You can download and configure Nessus yourself or get a website to scan you on a regular basis (www.ipxray.com for example).

I bet the new guy in charge of security scans himself until so often he goes blind.

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