The UConn Co-op was informed by its vendor that there has been a data security incident involving the customer database for the UConn Co-op\u2019s website HuskyDirect.com that may have exposed the billing information of HuskyDirect customers. This information includes name, address, e-mail, telephone number, and credit card number, expiration date, and security code.<\/p>\n
The database consisted of 18,000 HuskyDirect customers. The Co-op is investigating how many accounts were actually accessed. HuskyDirect.com is the website from which customers can order sports paraphernalia from the UConn Co-op. The customer database for HuskyDirect is managed by a vendor.<\/p>\n
The Co-op learned from the vendor that a hacker obtained access to the customer database. In response, the Co-op directed the vendor to take down the database, and has notified law enforcement. The Co-op has also sent a notice to the customers whose information was contained in the database, and is in the process of arranging for credit protection for those customers.<\/p>\n
Customers who purchased items in the Co-op with a credit card were not affected, nor were students who purchased text books, or made purchases in person at a Co-op store or off-site location. Only those customers who made purchases through HuskyDirect.com were affected. No data stored by the University of Connecticut itself was exposed.<\/p>\n