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Cabrillo College issues notice of data breach to 28,000 students

Posted on October 7, 2017 by Dissent

Mary Coleman reports:

Thousands of students at Cabrillo college received a notice of a data breach yesterday.

Today, Cabrillo Community College tells us that it is addressing a security incident involving personal information of certain students. Cabrillo is notifying the potentially affected individuals to explain the incident, the responsive measures Cabrillo has taken, and steps the individuals can take to protect themselves. The college is also offering complimentary identity protection services to eligible individuals.

On September 5, 2017, Cabrillo learned that an unauthorized person gained access to one of its servers.

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