[Dataloss] U of South Carolina 6,000 students

[Al Mac]

USC is working on a computer upgrade to a system that does not store Social 
Security #s etc. and not a moment too soon.

The University of South Carolina is warning 6,000 current and former 
students that some of their personal information may have been accessed by 
an intruder into the school's computer system.

A security audit this summer determined a university computer server was 
accessed from outside the system in September 2005.

The intruder could have acquired a database used by the university post 
office that had the names, Social Security numbers and birthdays of about 
6,000 students.

The university sent letters to the students.

It is the second time in four months the university has had to inform 
students that someone other than authorized university personnel had access 
to their personal information.

In April, about 1,400 students' names, Social Security numbers and birth 
dates were e-mailed accidentally to as many as 1,000 students in the 
Hospitality, Retail and Sports Management Program.

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http://www.thestate.com/mld/thestate/news/local/15369806.htm