About 160,000 people may have had their personal data stolen during a computer security breach at the University of California at Berkeley. Affected groups include current and former UC Berkeley students and family members, as well as about 3,400 students of Mills College who received, or were eligible to receive healthcare at UC Berkeley. The university has informed campus police and the FBI about the breach, and it has begun notifying about 160,000 people whose data may have been stolen by hackers.
UC Berkeley Data Breach Exposes 160,000
Posted by: Richard Adhikari May 11, 2009 12:43 PMAbout 160,000 people may have had their personal data stolen during a computer security breach at the University of California at Berkeley. Affected groups include current and former UC Berkeley students and family members, as well as about 3,400 students of Mills College who received, or were eligible to receive healthcare at UC Berkeley. The university has informed campus police and the FBI about the breach, and it has begun notifying about 160,000 people whose data may have been stolen by hackers.