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18,000 Social Security numbers printed on outside of U.Va. student mailings

Posted on July 17, 2013 by Dissent

The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports:

The Social Security numbers of 18,700 University of Virginia students appeared on the address labels of health insurance brochures mailed across the country in the latest in a string of breaches at the state’s flagship university.

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