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UC Berkeley Network Attacked by Hackers

Another hacker attack may have exposed personal information stored on a Internet accessible database, this time it was a University of California at Berkeley�s system. It is reported that the amount of data compromised appears to be the largest yet, since the passage of a California law that requires the notification of those whose information may have been compromised by a breech of a computer�s network security. The data compromised included information dating back to 2001 on individuals who where provided services through the "In-Home Supportive Service program that assists elderly and disabled persons.

Hacker breaks into UC Berkeley, San Diego Tribune, October 20, 2004