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Western Carolina University ID security breached
Mar 24, 08
Summary: Someone had hacked into a computer and had access to the Social Security numbers of 555 graduates of Western Carolina University who had signed up for a newsletter. Some of that stolen information belonged to WCU alumnus Wesley Todd, who has been on the lookout for problems from the online security breach. "The process is just tedious, having to take time out to verify that everything is still OK ...
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