WHID 2007-31: Hackers Make Off With Personal Info On Applicants At UC Davis

Somebody snitched names, social security number and birth dates of approximately 1500 students at the vet school of UC Davis. Indication is that the web application used by the students was as fault. The school's web site described the incident as a result of "the computer attacker being able to manipulate a university computing application to accept unauthorized commands". A disgruntled cow?

Additional information:

• Hackers Make Off With Personal Info On Applicants At UC Davis [Information Week, Jun 28 2007]
• UC David Vet School Web Site [UC Davis, Jun 28 2007]