There was no press release on this, but Surbiton Children’s Centre Nursery in Surrey, England recently signed an undertaking with the Information Commissioner’s Office as a result of a breach. According to the undertaking that was posted to the ICO’s web site on June 14, a teacher’s bag containing a flash drive and papers was…
Category: Education Sector
Ie: DCU apologises for data protection breach
Dublin City University has issued an apology after the office that deals with its Intra work placements flooded hundreds of inboxes with unwanted emails. The office subscribed a number of businesses and employers to an email list without permission. An email was sent out asking employers – many of whom had taken on DCU graduates…
St. Louis University student information containing Social Security numbers found discarded in alley
Ann Rubin reports: Documents with the personal information of dozens of former St. Louis University students were littered near a dumpster in a back alley. How did they get there and why weren’t they shredded? The university is searching for answers. NewsChannel 5 received a tip Monday from someone who saw the paperwork discarded late…
Virus on Penn State Altoona computer may have put 12,000 alumni, faculty, and staff Social Security Numbers in hacker’s hands
Russ O’Reilly reports: Thousands of faculty, staff and former students at Penn State Altoona are examining their bank accounts and credit reports this week after receiving a letter that their personal information could be at risk after a security breach in the university’s database. A computer virus created with malicious intent to steal information breached…
SC: Laptops Stolen From Elementary School; Thumb Drive May Contain Sensitive Information
Confidential information may have been stolen from students at an Upstate school. Investigators say someone swiped two laptop computers over Memorial Day weekend. A thumb drive on one of those computers may have contained personal information about students. The thefts happened at Ravenel Elementary School in Seneca in the Oconee County School District. A window was popped out,…
VA: University of Mary Washington notifies students of data breach (update1 with memo to students)
Jeff Branscome reports UMW sent the following e-mail to all employees to remind them of security policies in the wake of a breach involving student information: To All Faculty/Staff: This is to advise you that UMW experienced an information security incident, which you may read about in the news media. The attached letter was sent…