Johns Hopkins data spilled in 'extortion' attempt

BALTIMORE (AP) — The names, email addresses and telephone numbers of 848 current and former Johns Hopkins University biomedical engineering students were posted online after a hacker’s failed extortion attempt aimed at gaining broader access to the school’s computer network, the university said Friday.

There was no evidence the compromised data contained Social Security numbers, birth dates, credit card numbers or other financial information, spokesman Dennis O’Shea said.