UCLA Confirms Massive Database Breach

Written By
Ryan Naraine
Ryan Naraine
Published: Dec 12, 2006
Updated: Feb 2, 2021
1 minute read
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A “sophisticated computer hacker” has broken into a restricted UCLA campus database containing personal information about current and some former students, faculty, and staff, the university confirmed in an e-mail to those affected.

Ryan Naraine

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