University of Connecticut says hit by hackers from China

Hacked: 6,000 students, faculty, alumni and research partners of the University of Connecticut have been notified that their personal information may have been compromised. Photo: Reuters

MILFORD, Connecticut: The social security numbers and credit card details of up to 6,000 University of Connecticut students, faculty and others may have been stolen by cyberhackers from China, the university said. 

Officials detected a potential breach of the School of Engineering's network in March and an investigation uncovered that hackers may have gained access to it as early as September, 2013, spokesman Tom Breen said.