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)

Cryptography Ignored? 2004-10-27
Drew Miller

Its a University! 2004-10-27
Anonymous

California reports massive data breach 2004-11-01
Anonymous

Universities have ALWAYS been the worst when it came to having security put in place!!!!!

Academia is notorious for this as once someone is tenured there they act as though nobody can touch them, that they don't have to follow the same rules...

Lets put those in charge (not the poor IT schmucks, but the Exec Management) of the compromised systems up on the pedestal they have coveted for so long!

Short-sidedness, arrogance, and "in the name of research" has once again cost the taxpayers money and grief.

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