Hackers broke into a University of Texas database and stole the names, Social Security numbers and e-mail addresses of more than 55,000 students, former students and employees, officials said. A preliminary evaluation found no evidence the information was used to . . .
Hackers broke into a University of Texas database and stole the names, Social Security numbers and e-mail addresses of more than 55,000 students, former students and employees, officials said. A preliminary evaluation found no evidence the information was used to illegally obtain credit cards or withdraw money from bank accounts, said Deputy U.S. Attorney Robert Pitman. School officials said they were notifying the victims.

Travis County prosecutor Ronnie Earle said search warrants related to the case were served late Wednesday in Austin and Houston. No arrests had been made by Thursday afternoon.

The theft was discovered Sunday when employees found a computer malfunction, according to Dan Updegrove, the university's vice president for information technology who described the incident on the school's Web site.

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