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Hacker accesses 344,000 UF dental patient records

   By Nathan Crabbe
   Staff Writer
   Published: Wednesday, November 12, 2008 at 9:35 a.m.
   Last Modified: Wednesday, November 12, 2008 at 1:14 p.m.

   An  unauthorized  intruder accessed a University of Florida College of
   Dentistry computer server containing personal information of more than
   344,000 current and former dental patients, UF announced Wednesday.

   The information included names, addresses, birth dates, Social Security
   numbers and dental procedure information for patients dating back to 1990.
   The breach was discovered Oct. 3, when college staff members were upgrading
   the server and found software had been remotely installed on it, according
   to the university.

   While UF officials have no evidence the intruder used the information for
   fraudulent  purposes,  letters  were  mailed to 336,234 people who had
   information on the system to alert them. The university lacked mailing
   addresses for nearly 8,250 additional patients with data on the server and
   is  seeking  help  in locating them. A hotline, 866-783-5883, has been
   established for patient inquiries.

   FBI and University Police officers are investigating the security breach.
   After  it was discovered, university officials reported the server was
   disconnected from the Internet to cut off the intruder's access.

   The system was subsequently rebuilt with more stringent security controls.
   UF officials are in the process of screening up to 60,000 more computers to
   ensure appropriate safeguards are in place.

   Nathan Crabbe can be reached at 338-3176 or nathan.crabbe@gvillesun.com.
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    1. Icanread says...
       November 12, 2008 9:44:41 am
       RE: Link WOW! Here's a thought: What IF people used the abilities for
       GOOD  and  not evil or illegal activities... What a world we could
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