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Hackers Gain Access To 125,000 Iowa Records

April 22, 2013 posted by Steve Brownstein

Hackers gained access to an online database containing personal information of 125,000 people who applied to take credit classes at an Iowa community college during the last eight years, the school said.

Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids announced that "sophisticated hackers" using an international IP address hacked into the student application database on its website on March 13. College officials noticed a spike in activity on the site, and quickly shut it down and contacted the FBI to report the suspected breach, vice president of student services Kristie Fisher said.

The college said the database contained names, social security numbers, dates of birth, race and contact information for those who applied for courses from February 2005 through March 2013. No financial information or grades were stored in the system, and the breach did not affect tens of thousands of students who take continuing education classes.

Fisher said the college sent letters to those who may have been affected by the breach, and announced the breach publicly Monday so that applicants who may have moved could hear about it and seek help. So far, no cases of identity theft or suspicious activity have been reported. The FBI is investigating, Fisher said.