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Northwestern University -- 17K names and SSNs, 9 p0wned desktops
From: Chris Walsh <cwalsh () cwalsh org>
Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2006 20:26:02 -0500
Data Breach Occurs at Northwestern EVANSTON, Ill. --- Northwestern University recently discovered that files containing names and personal identification information were on nine desktop computers that had been accessed by unauthorized persons from outside the University. As many as 17,000 individuals' records have been identified as being stored on the computers in the Office of Admission and Financial Aid. Northwestern is continuing to investigate the incident to determine if additional records may have been involved. There is no indication that the unauthorized persons accessed any of the personal information, or were even aware of its existence on those computers. As soon as the computer security breach was discovered, Northwestern's technical support personnel shut down the affected computers. In compliance with University policies and privacy regulations, Northwestern is notifying the individuals for whom it has addresses whose information was stored on the computers. While there is no indication that any personal information was accessed, Northwestern recommends that, as a precautionary measure, anyone who has provided Social Security number information to the University's Office of Admission and Financial Aid follow the identity theft precautions published by the Federal Trade Commission: http://www.northwestern.edu/newscenter/stories/2006/07/data.html _______________________________________________ Dataloss Mailing List (dataloss () attrition org) http://attrition.org/errata/dataloss/
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