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2011 — NEA: NEA's former public website was compromised by a…

2011 3.1K records affected Share on X

Data compromised

Personal information

Technical writeup

NEA's former public website was compromised by a hacker or hackers on July 12, 2011.  People who previously registered with the website in order to use the website's special functions may have had their email addresses and user name and password combinations exposed.  Some individuals also had their names, addresses, and dates of birth compromised.  Since passwords may have been obtained, individuals who may have been affected should not use their NEA website password for any other accounts.

Root cause

Hacking

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