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US Acxiom Corp Jun 2003 Hacking (Q16977)

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A data breach risk event
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US Acxiom Corp Jun 2003 Hacking
A data breach risk event

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    June 2003
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    Looks like a Partner Baas was the computer systems administrator for a Cincinnati company that did business with Acxiom (victim). Actor had access to systems and downloaded a file he shouldnt have had access too (guessing /etc/shadow or passwd), ran pw cracker, came back in and stole customer information (Personal data) (English)