Personal details of 93, 000 staff and students at university could be exposed

["Nehlebaeff, Alex" <Alex.Nehlebaeff () hdfsi com>]

July 19, SC Magazine - (Iowa) Personal details of 93,000 staff and students at university could be exposed after 
database compromise. The personal details of 93,000 people have been exposed, following the compromise of a database a 
college in Storm Lake, Iowa. The social security numbers, addresses and driver's license information of students and 
staff at Buena Vista University dating back to 1987 could be vulnerable, according to whotv.com. It further claimed 
that the unauthorized access was confirmed last month and the university began notifying those potentially affected. 
Despite the breach, university officials said that there has not been any indication that the information has been 
misused. The incident is being investigated by a computer forensics team, while attorneys are also reviewing the 
matter. The Buena Vista president has apologized for the incident, and said that the university is trying to mitigate 
potential harm.
Source: 
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Alex Nehlebaeff, CISSP





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