Alameda County Library System Hacked: Report

ALAMEDA COUNTY, CA -- Those who patronize the Alameda County libraries may have had their personal information compromised.

KCBS reported Wednesday that customers received an email stating the library's records were hacked.

"An email to library members says officials were contacted last month by someone claiming to have information from the library system’s entire database of users," the news station reported. "That contact included the names and addresses of about three dozen library patrons. The person also threatened to sell the information."

Although names and addresses may have been obtained by the hacker, the library does not collect any other personal information like credit card numbers, KCBS reported.

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