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…
Category: Education Sector
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,…
Personal identity records found in dumpster along downtown Cleveland sidewalk
Today’s education sector breach: Personal identity records were discovered Tuesday in a dumpster alongside the former Cleveland school administration building. The building is undergoing renovations for a new hotel and the school district says it has been moving decades of records out for safekeeping or shredding. Even so, some personal information has found its way…
University of Delaware: 72,000 people affected by hack
6ABC News reports: The University of Delaware says the employee records of 72,000 people, which includes social security numbers, were breached by criminal hacking. In a letter dated Monday, the university officials said it experienced a cyber attack which targeted the personal records of both current and former employees, including student workers. The hack exploited…