An armload of personal documents — health records and criminal record checks among them — was found carelessly tossed out by a private vocational school in London, an alarming breach of security, the school’s director says. The bulk of the documents included criminal record checks, transcripts, diplomas, doctors’ notes, immunization and vaccination forms, health card…
Category: Education Sector
(update) GA: Up to 170,000 Valdosta State grades, other information breached
Arek Sarkissian II reports: A Valdosta State server that was reported as being breached last month could have exposed the information of up to 170,000 students and faculty, the university said on Thursday. Valdosta State officials reported the discovery of a breach on Dec. 11 and estimated it began on Nov. 11. On Thursday, the…
Computer Breach At Southern Illinois University
Ryan Kruger reports: Nearly one thousand former SIU students are at risk for identity theft. University officials say an old computer in the math department was hit by a virus last month. That computer contained the names and social security numbers of 900 students who took a particular math class five years ago. SIU spokesman…
FL: District investigates computer security breach
The Associated Press reports: The Broward County School District in South Florida is investigating whether students at several schools were able to change grades by hacking into computers. The district said Thursday it had found “several security breaches” with school computer systems. A district spokeswoman told the South Florida Sun-Sentinel officials aren’t sure how many…
TX: Info on UTMB patients may have been compromised
Cindy George reports: Confidential information about 1,200 UTMB patients may have been stolen by a contractor last year. The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston mailed letters to the patients whose private information was accessed by an employee of MedAssets, a company hired to assist with billing from third-party payers. The Georgia-based firm employed…
Information Technology planning a revision to current security system
The student newspaper at Valdosta State University in Georgia has an article on how the university will be revising their IT security as a result of an audit last year. The story contains reference to a breach the university experienced last year that does not seem to have been reported in the media or the…