Re: EDUCAUSE Statement on Server Breach

[Jason Murray <jemurray () ZWECK NET>]

As many other people have said, using a 3rd party to send out security
notices is a very bad idea.

Please use your official domain for all links in the future.


Jason E. Murray
Sr. Systems Engineer
Washington University in St. Louis
Phone: 314-935-4865
Email: jemurray () wustl edu
Web: http://nss.wustl.edu/~jemurray/

On 2/19/13 1:16 PM, Valerie Vogel wrote:
> Please review the statement below; contact information for inquiries is
> provided at the conclusion.
>  
> February 19, 2013 –/Garth Jordan, Vice President, Operations, of
> EDUCAUSE,/ /issued the following statement with regard to a recent
> breach of EDUCAUSE servers by an unauthorized third party./
>  
> “On February 5^th , EDUCAUSE discovered that the server that maintains
> the .edu domain information and our member profile information was
> breached. The breach may have compromised .edu domain passwords and
> information contained in individual EDUCAUSE website profiles, including
> names, titles, e-mail addresses, usernames, and passwords. Based on our
> investigation to date, we do not believe the breach included access to
> credit card data, financial accounts, or other sensitive information.
> “EDUCAUSE took immediate steps to contain this breach and we are working
> with Federal law enforcement, investigators, and security experts to
> make sure this incident is properly addressed. Additional security
> measures have been implemented to help prevent any future occurrences.
> “As a precaution, we are proceeding as though all individual EDUCAUSE
> website profiles and all .edu domain holders might have been impacted.
> We have notified via email all .edu domain holders and all individuals
> with website profiles about the breach and requested that they change
> their passwords. All that is required from those impacted by this breach
> is a password re-set.
> “The threat of a breach is a constant business concern; no organization
> is immune from these illegal and harmful activities. Therefore, our
> priority remains ensuring the security and privacy of our members,
> domain holders, and everyone who relies on our services.”
>  
>
>   * For help with*EDUCAUSE website profile password changes*, please
>     contact EDUCAUSE Member Services at _info@educause.edu_
>     <mailto:info () educause edu> or +1-303-449-4430.
>   * For help with *.edu domain password changes*, please contact
>     EDUCAUSE Member Services at _edu@educause.edu_
>     <mailto:edu () educause edu> or +1-303-449-4805.
>   * For *media inquiries*, please contact Pete Boyle, Senior Vice
>     President for Lipman Hearne, at _pboyle@lipmanhearne.com_
>     <mailto:pboyle () lipmanhearne com> or +1-202-536-8088.
>
>  
>  
> Thank you,
> Valerie
>  
> *Valerie Vogel*Program Manager
>
> *EDUCAUSE* <http://www.educause.edu/>
> /Uncommon Thinking for the Common Good
> /direct: 202.331.5374 | main: 202.872.4200 | twitter: @HEISCouncil |
> educause.edu <http://www.educause.edu/>
>

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