Data Breach Alert: Student hacker puts 35,000 teachers and staff on alert

Posted by Joe on March 26th, 2008

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Teachers and employees of the Broward School District in Coconut Creek, FL are being asked to keep a close eye on their financial records after an area high school student hacked district computers and exposed their personal information.

A senior at the local Atlantic Technical High School was able to extract social security numbers, names and addresses of over 35,000 individuals. The student has been identified, suspended for two weeks and being evaluated for expulsion.

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