Hacker breaks into Agriculture Department computer system

June 22nd, 2006 in Technology / Internet

(AP) -- A hacker broke into the Agriculture Department's computer system and may have obtained names, Social Security numbers and photos of 26,000 Washington-area employees and contractors, the department said.

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