DataBreaches.Net

Menu
  • About
  • Breach Notification Laws
  • Privacy Policy
  • Transparency Report
Menu

PA: Students’ social security numbers compromised

Posted on November 27, 2009 by Dissent

Kevin Cirilli reports:

A Penn State professor’s grade book from 2001 to 2004 that contained 303 students’ social security numbers, among other personal information, was found to be compromised by a computer virus in the last couple of months.

Penn State Security Operations and Services (SOS) discovered the incident and immediately took the personal information offline, Penn State spokeswoman Annemarie Mountz said.

“We have no reason to believe that this information was accessed by anyone,” Mountz said.

But as a precaution, the 303 individuals were notified via e-mail, Mountz said.

Source: The Daily Collegian.

Category: Education SectorExposureMalwareU.S.

Post navigation

← Spanish breach causes “largest bank-card security breach in Czech history”
Wake Radiology out of UNC-CH Mammography study →

Now more than ever

"Stand with Ukraine:" above raised hands. The illustration is in blue and yellow, the colors of Ukraine's flag.

Search

Browse by Categories

Recent Posts

  • School Districts Unaware BoardDocs Software Published Their Private Files
  • A guilty plea in the PowerSchool case still leaves unanswered questions
  • Brussels Parliament hit by cyber-attack
  • Sweden under cyberattack: Prime minister sounds the alarm
  • Former CIA Analyst Sentenced to Over Three Years in Prison for Unlawfully Transmitting Top Secret National Defense Information
  • FIN6 cybercriminals pose as job seekers on LinkedIn to hack recruiters
  • Dutch police identify users on Cracked.io
  • Help, please: Seeking copies of the PowerSchool ransom email(s)
  • RCMP thumb drive with informant, witness data obtained by criminals: watchdog
  • Evoke Wellness to Pay $1.9 Million to Settle FTC Claims That They Misled Consumers Seeking Substance Use Disorder Treatment

No, You Can’t Buy a Post or an Interview

This site does not accept sponsored posts or link-back arrangements. Inquiries about either are ignored.

And despite what some trolls may try to claim: DataBreaches has never accepted even one dime to interview or report on anyone. Nor will DataBreaches ever pay anyone for data or to interview them.

Want to Get Our RSS Feed?

Grab it here:

https://databreaches.net/feed/

RSS Recent Posts on PogoWasRight.org

  • Rules Proposed Under New Jersey Data Privacy Act
  • Using facial recognition? Three recent articles of interest.
  • India publishes consent management rules under Digital Personal Data Protection Act
  • Republicans Move A Step Closer To Repealing Protections For Abortion Clinics
  • Democrats introduce bill that aims to protect reproductive health data
  • Don’t Mind If I Do: Montana Says Hands Off Neural Data
  • 23andMe leadership grilled by lawmakers demanding answers about data security amid bankruptcy sale

Have a News Tip?

Email: Tips[at]DataBreaches.net

Signal: +1 516-776-7756

Contact Me

Email: info[at]databreaches.net

Mastodon: Infosec.Exchange/@PogoWasRight

Signal: +1 516-776-7756

DMCA Concern: dmca[at]databreaches.net
© 2009 – 2025 DataBreaches.net and DataBreaches LLC. All rights reserved.