I just spoke to Walter Neary at the university of Washington. He confirmed a
9 Dec 2000 report in *The Washington Post* that hackers gained access to
confidential medical files. He said it was a good summary of the
incident. (Other newspapers and television stations also reported on the
incident as well.)
But the statement you distributed was issued two days earlier. At that time,
Neary said the college didn't know whether to believe the hackers' claims
that they had accessed confidential data. He said the Washington Post and
other reporters later obtained proof -- the records themselves -- that show
that the hackers did indeed break into the computer.
But he still disputes an Internet report, referenced in the statement, which
claims that hackers "took control'' of the university's computers.
Todd R. Wallack, Business Reporter, San Francisco Chronicle
(415) 764-2815 [Todd Wallack via risks-digest Volume 21, Issue 16]
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