Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen is demanding a protective cloak for customers of the University of Connecticut’s Co-op store, the victim of a data hacker.
“Critical facts concerning this data breach remain unclear, including its cause, the steps taken to protect the affected individuals and whether new procedures have been adopted to prevent future breaches,” Jepsen said.
Jepsen said he has asked the co-op to deliver that information to his office by Jan. 20.
He also has insisted UConn provide its customers with identify theft and other credit protections.
“The situation calls into question the effectiveness of the Co-op’s measures to protect the confidentiality and security of private information received from its customers,” Jepsen said. “It is imperative that breaches of this sort do not reoccur and that affected individuals are provided sufficient protections to safeguard their information from misuse.”
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