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Nebraska Child Support Server Cracked

   [davidutter.gif] David Utter 
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   2006-06-30
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   An attack from a location in Asia may have garnered the thief the names and
   Social Security numbers of 300,000 people in the state's KidCare program
   from a backup server.
   Nebraska Child Support Server Cracked
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   Nebraska State Treasurer Ron Ross said yesterday a server for the KidCare
   program had been breached and under control of the attackers for about forty
   minutes. A staffer at the agency detected the intrusion, and the server and
   hard drive affected were taken offline.
   "Based upon the method of attack, it is more likely the hacker's intent was
   not to steal information, but rather to do something malicious since the
   hacker  inserted a virus onto the server," Ross said in a statement. A
   forensic investigation of the "non-critical backup server" by the State
   Patrol has begun.
   The server contained a wealth of personally identifiable information on
   300,000 people and 9,000 employers, including names, addresses, Social
   Security and federal tax ID numbers, and bank information.
   At this stage, Ross could not confirm whether or not this information had
   been accessed by the attackers. "I encourage all parents who pay or receive,
   and all employers involved, to monitor their accounts and report unusual
   activity," Ross said.
   He did note stronger security measures were put into place for the new
   server. Despite his belief that vandalism and not theft was the goal of the
   attack, the attackers could have realized the kind of treasure trove of data
   the server contained and accessed it.
   Part  of  the  problem  with  computer  security comes from people not
   understanding just how critical their systems are. Ross referred to the
   cracked machine as a "non-critical backup server." For readers who have
   servers containing personally identifiable information on any number of
   people, guess what. It's a critical system.
   The bad guys think so. You should too.
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