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

From: Nehlebaeff, Alex (Alex.Nehlebaeffhdfsi.com)
Date: Tue Jul 20 2010 - 12:12:26 CDT


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: http://www.scmagazineuk.com/personal-details-of-93000-staff-and-students-at-us-university-could-be-exposed-after-database-compromise/article/174841/<http://www.scmagazineuk.com/personal-details-of-93000-staff-and-students-at-us-university-could-be-exposed-after-database-compromise/article/174841/%20> Alex Nehlebaeff, CISSP This communication (including any attachments) is for the use of the intended recipient(s) only and may contain information that is confidential, privileged or otherwise legally protected. Any unauthorized use or dissemination of this communication is prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify the sender by return e-mail message and delete all copies of the original communication. Thank you for your cooperation.

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