Hacker Exposes 6 Million Chileans’ Data to Make a Point
A prosecutor was appointed Monday to investigate how a computer hacker accessed government data for 6 million Chileans and posted it to the Internet. Prosecutor Jose Ignacio Escobar, a specialist in high-tech crime, opened the probe as the government announced plans to step up data protection. Police chief Jaime Jara said the weekend data leak did not include financial records and was less serious than first thought. The information accessed by a hacker included identity card numbers, addresses, telephone numbers, e-mails and academic records.
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Hacker Exposes 6 Million Chileans’ Data to Make a Point
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