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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Disclosed Sep 25, 2009236,000 affectedUnverified

Hacker breaches mammography study server with data of 236,000 women

A hacker infiltrated a server of the Carolina Mammography Registry research study holding data on 236,000 women, including Social Security numbers of 163,000 participants.

What is known

People affected236,000 (as reported by the organization)
DisclosedSep 25, 2009
AttackHacking
Data exposedNamesSocial Security numbersHealth
SectorEducation · US
StatusUnverified: not yet confirmed by an official notice, a filing or the organization

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