NE: Security breach compromises information on 1, 400 District 86 grads

[lyger <lyger () attrition org>]

http://www.pioneerlocal.com/clarendonhills/news/1921349,hi-d86security-120409-s1.article

A security breach discovered last month at the University of Nebraska 
involved the names, addresses and Social Security numbers of 1,400 
Hinsdale High School District 86 graduates.

The breach involved a computer in the College of Education and Human 
Sciences at the Lincoln campus. The university's investigation revealed 
the computer had not been adequately secured, allowing unauthorized 
external access to the computer and its information.

Associate Dean Deb Mullen said the information about students who 
graduated between 2002 and 2005 was used in a study intended to analyze 
the practices of school districts and what could be done to improve test 
performance.

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