WV: Student info leaked through routine update

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http://www.thedaonline.com/news/student-info-leaked-through-routine-update-1.1108709

Around 53 West Virginia University students’ personal information was
available to others following an "operational error" during a routine
update of tax information Jan. 15.

The students’ 1098-T forms, which include their Social Security number
and tax identification numbers, among others, were uploaded to the
University’s 1098-T Web site. The forms are distributed to WVU
students who are U.S. citizens who paid tuition during the 2009
calendar year. They can be used to claim federal tax credit.

Students can typically access their forms on the site for tax
purposes, but the error made the information viewable to any WVU
student on the site.

University Spokesman John Bolt said the information was visible for
less than 90 minutes.
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