Suspected Hacker Enters Military Database

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-5228323,00.html

Suspected Hacker Enters Military Database


Tuesday August 23, 2005 5:31 PM

By ABE LEVY

Associated Press Writer

SAN ANTONIO (AP) - A suspected hacker tapped into a military database
containing Social Security numbers and other personal information for
33,000 Air Force officers and some enlisted personnel, an Air Force
spokesman said Tuesday.

That figure represents about half of the officers in the Air Force,
but no identity theft had been reported as of early Tuesday, said
Tech. Sgt. James Brabenec, a spokesman at the Air Force Personnel
Center at Randolph Air Force Base.

The case was under investigation.

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On Friday, the people affected were notified of steps they can take
to protect their identity, he said.

The military, while protecting classified information, has had
trouble protecting data about its people, a computer expert told
The Washington Post, which first reported the story.

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