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OH: Walnut Township school payroll records hacked

Posted on March 17, 2011 by Dissent

Carl Burnett Jr.  reports that someone hacked into  the Walnut Township School District payroll records database: Someone gained access into the payroll records between 1:15 p.m. Monday and 10 a.m. Tuesday, according to a Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office report. […] The Sheriff’s Office report indicated the hackers had been able to access the 2008 payroll…

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(update) UK: University inquiry as students’ personal details leaked online

Posted on March 17, 2011 by Dissent

The University of York data leak reported earlier this week continues to get a lot of attention in the UK. A news story today in the Yorkshire Post adds/confirms a few details: Students’ addresses, phone numbers and even A-level results were published on the University of York website in what a campaign group has called…

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Hacking incident at St. Louis University affects over 12,000 employees and 800 students receiving counseling services

Posted on March 16, 2011 by Dissent

St. Louis University in Missouri reports that its network was hacked and that personally identifiable and protected health information were on the servers that were accessed without authorization. A statement on their web site dated January 31 indicates that the breach occurred on December 12 and was discovered on the 13th. An investigation conducted by the…

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Zeus computer virus nabs Social Security numbers from Virginia Tech computer

Posted on March 14, 2011 by Dissent

Tonia Moxley reports that a computer in  Virginia Tech controller’s office was infected by a virus that sent Social Security numbers and some financial data on current and former employees overseas before it was detected: About 370 people were affected, and all have been notified by mail of the security breach. The university will pay…

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UWindsor sends 650 tax slips to wrong people

Posted on March 14, 2011 by Dissent

The University of Windsor Finance Department mistakenly sent about 650 income tax slips to the wrong people, meaning personal information, including social insurance numbers, ended up in someone else’s mailbox. […] “I received two envelopes. Both were addressed to me so I opened them both,” said Kennedy. “One had all of my information in it,…

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UK: University of York leaks private details of entire student body

Posted on March 14, 2011 by Dissent

The University of York’s student publication, Nouse, blows the whistle on a breach at the university involving exposure of student information: On a student enquiry screening function enabled on the website, and open to the general public, the private details of any registered student were made freely accessible. This included all their personal details such…

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