DataBreaches.Net

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

Category: Education Sector

(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…

Read more

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…

Read more

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…

Read more

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,…

Read more

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…

Read more

(Update) Birthdates, social security numbers of 45 Eastern Michigan University students stolen

Posted on March 10, 2011 by Dissent

David Jesse has some more details on an Eastern Michigan University breach reported previously on this blog: Forty-five Eastern Michigan University students had their names, dates of birth and Social Security numbers provided to a third party by two student employees, the school said. EMU spokesman Walter Kraft would not say Thursday whether the employees…

Read more
  • Previous
  • 1
  • …
  • 423
  • 424
  • 425
  • 426
  • 427
  • 428
  • 429
  • …
  • 492
  • Next

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

  • DOJ investigates ex-ransomware negotiator over extortion kickbacks
  • Hackers Using PDFs to Impersonate Microsoft, DocuSign, and More in Callback Phishing Campaigns
  • One in Five Law Firms Hit by Cyberattacks Over Past 12 Months
  • U.S. Sanctions Russian Bulletproof Hosting Provider for Supporting Cybercriminals Behind Ransomware
  • Senator Chides FBI for Weak Advice on Mobile Security
  • Cl0p cybercrime gang’s data exfiltration tool found vulnerable to RCE attacks
  • Kelly Benefits updates its 2024 data breach report: impacts 550,000 customers
  • Qantas customers involved in mammoth data breach
  • CMS Sending Letters to 103,000 Medicare beneficiaries whose info was involved in a Medicare.gov breach.
  • Esse Health provides update about April cyberattack and notifies 263,601 people (1)

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

  • Oregon Amends Its Comprehensive Privacy Statute
  • Wisconsin Supreme Court’s Liberal Majority Strikes Down 176-Year-Old Abortion Ban
  • 20 States Sue HHS to Stop Medicaid Data Sharing with ICE
  • Kids are making deepfakes of each other, and laws aren’t keeping up
  • The Trump administration is building a national citizenship data system
  • Supreme Court Decision on Age Verification Tramples Free Speech and Undermines Privacy
  • New Jersey Issues Draft Privacy Regulations: The New

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.