Here’s a breach from almost one year ago that I had missed until this follow-up report. Michael Franklin reports: An investigator into a possible leak of personal information of nearly 200,000 Bow Valley students has found that the institution had indeed failed to protect that information. However, it also says that the school took reasonable…
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University of Delaware revises breach figure
There’s an update to a breach reported previously on this blog. Nichole Dobo reports: The University of Delaware has concluded a review of how many were exposed in a data breach last month, and it determined an additional 2,000 individuals who received payment from the university were also affected. This brings the total number of…
Emory University breach announces breach, but provides no details
The University issued the following message to faculty, staff and students on Aug. 8: (h/t/, SC Magazine): Dear Members of the Emory Community: Emory University is investigating a breach of its information technology infrastructure that is similar to incidents recently reported by other academic institutions and large organizations. We are working closely with information security…
Ferris State University reports malware injection may have compromised employee and student Social Security Numbers (Updated)
Ferris State University in Oregon is notifying current and prospective employees and students after a malware injection may have exposed their personal information. In a letter submitted to the Vermont Attorney General’s Office, John Urbanick, CTO at the university, explained that the university became aware of the breach on July 23. They do not explain…
Boston Public Schools To Change Student ID Cards After Flash Drive with Information Was Lost by Plastic Card Systems
Oops. Via WBUR, we learn of a breach involving Boston Public Schools. Here’s the statement from BPS’s web site: The Boston Public Schools is changing the design of Boston OneCard student ID badges, changing MBTA CharlieCard assignments and is changing library card numbers for students following a vendor’s loss of a flash drive that contained…
Auburn University error exposes donor and alumni information on public server
On June 19, Auburn University in Alabama learned that spreadsheets containing donor and alumni information had been accidentally uploaded to a public server. The spreadsheets contained an undisclosed number of donor and alumni’s names, maiden names, postal and email addresses, telephone numbers, and Social Security numbers. The spreadsheets also contained former students’ years of attendance,…