Personal Information of Over 53,000 Exposed at University of Hawaii

The University of Hawaii is currently working with the Honolulu Police Department and the FBI to investigate exposed personal information that was hacked into on or around May 30th, 2010.

The information that was accessed included names, Social Security numbers, credit card data and driver’s license information, among other data, for two groups of individuals, including University of Hawaii Manoa employees in 1998 and University of Hawaii’s Manoa Parking Office interactions from January of 1998 to June of 2009.

A letter has been sent to the individuals that may have been affected, and it is strongly encouraged that their financial history and records be protected with identity theft protection services. Additional information regarding the security breach can be obtained at 808-956-6000.