David Ade reports (all typos are in the original):
The Hendrick House is trying to reach more than a decades worth of people who lived in the dorms, and tell them to keep a close watch on their credit reports.
The breach happened sometime in 2011, and University of Illinois Police detectives tell us, a former student broke into a locked offices and hacked into a company computer.
He then downloaded the personal information of about 2,800 people to his own flash drive.
“Personal information, names, addresses, Social Security numbers, and birthdates starting with fall of 1997 and through and including spring of 2011.” said Hendrick House general manager Becky Rowe.
Police say they found the information on 22-year old Daniel Beckwitt while investigating his role in a similar crime.
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