Associated Press - November 17, 2009 4:35 PM ET

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - An investigation is under way after someone hacked into the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court database and may have stolen personal information.

Court administrator Glenn Morton said the state agency learned last week that someone had broken into a server that temporarily held injury reports.

Morton said the server was shut down immediately.

Workers who have filed court claims or who are collecting benefits may have had their names, addresses, birth dates and social security numbers compromised.

Morton says investigators will identify the compromised records and contact the affected people.

Those who believe their records may have been breached are being advised to monitor their bank statements and request a credit report.

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