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Iowa State, 2037 SSNs and 2,379 CC, "Hacker"

The Iowa State University is sending out a warning to alumni Wednesday after a hacker had access to the alumnae association Web site.

A computer at Iowa State University’s Alumni Association was hacked into, allowing outside access to thousands of Social Security numbers and pages of credit card information.

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By tapping into the computer, the hacker had access to 2,031 student and volunteer Social Security numbers and 2,379 credit card numbers.


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Those who did not receive an e-mail from the association should be OK, NewsChannel 8 reported.

From The Iowa Channel, “Hacker Gets Access To ISU Alumni Information.”