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

WIndows? Linux? Unix? (maybe Minux)? What OS? 2004-10-20
Anonymous (3 replies)

WIndows? Linux? Unix? (maybe Minux)? What OS? 2004-10-21
SeabH (1 replies)

WIndows? Linux? Unix? (maybe Minux)? What OS? 2004-10-22
Anonymous (1 replies)

WIndows? Linux? Unix? (maybe Minux)? What OS? 2004-10-24
Anonymous

WIndows? Linux? Unix? (maybe Minux)? What OS? 2004-10-26
Anonymous

California reports massive data breach 2004-10-21
Anonymous

Cryptography Ignored? 2004-10-23
Drew Miller (1 replies)

Cryptography Ignored? 2004-10-27
Anonymous (1 replies)

Why bother hacking the systems technically at a credit bureau when you can socially obtain the information or have false information put into their systems with much less effort.

Would it be a nusance if some "kid" (i.e. non-organized criminal) hacked into a bureau and obtained a huge # of credit reports? Sure.

Would it be as dangerous as an organized criminal entity with a plan purchasing 5,000 reports with the specific intent to commit fraud against all 5,000? Probably not.

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Cryptography Ignored? 2004-10-27
Drew Miller

Its a University! 2004-10-27
Anonymous

California reports massive data breach 2004-11-01
Anonymous