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Cal Students Warned Of Massive Personal Data Breach After Cyberattack Hits Entire UC System
"This was part of a cyberattack involving several hundred institutions" in the U.S., the university's Office of Emergency Management said.
By CBS San Francisco Staff:
BERKELEY (BCN/CBS SF) — Staff and students at the University of California at Berkeley and other UC campuses statewide are being advised to take immediate steps to protect their personal information, including credit and identity theft monitoring, in the wake of a national cyberattack announced last Wednesday.
The entire University of California system was included in those victimized in the breach, and emails soon started arriving at university-related accounts threatening to release information.
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“This was part of a national cyberattack involving several hundred institutions across the United States,” the university’s Office of Emergency Management said in an advisory Tuesday, noting that Social Security numbers and bank account information “may be at risk.”
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