Georgetown University in Washington has called in the U.S. Secret Service
to investigate a server breach that may have exposed confidential
information including the names, dates of birth and Social Security numbers
belonging to more than 41,000 people. The breach appears to have been caused by
an external hacker and involved a server that was being managed by a Georgetown
University researcher as part of a grant to manage information on the various
services provided through the District of Columbia's Office of Aging, according
to a university statement released Friday.