Why break in? The reasons vary

Iria · Aug 3, 2006, 07:09 AM

Source: Yahoo! News
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A USA TODAY review of 109 computer-related security breaches reported by 76 college campuses since January 2005 found that about 70% involved hacking - breaking into or gaining unauthorized access to a computer system.

But while campus data breaches, whether hacking or not, may have compromised personal information of more than 2.8 million people, identity theft was not necessarily a motive.

In some cases, the motivation appeared to be narrow in scope. Prosecutors said last week, for example, that two former California State University-Northridge students illegally accessed a professor's computer network to change grades.

Aug 3, 2006, 07:09 AM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 87	Why break in? The reasons vary Source: Yahoo! News __________ A USA TODAY review of 109 computer-related security breaches reported by 76 college campuses since January 2005 found that about 70% involved hacking - breaking into or gaining unauthorized access to a computer system. But while campus data breaches, whether hacking or not, may have compromised personal information of more than 2.8 million people, identity theft was not necessarily a motive. In some cases, the motivation appeared to be narrow in scope. Prosecutors said last week, for example, that two former California State University-Northridge students illegally accessed a professor's computer network to change grades.