[Dataloss] Many warned about Sacred Heart University computer security breach

[Beth Givens]

I called the phone number given below and the individual who answered 
said that SSNs for some individuals were included in the breached data.

Beth

At 04:53 AM 5/25/2006, Adam Shostack wrote:
>I'm wondering..do SAT scores come as (name, ssn, score) tuples?
>Schools buy SAT and PSAT scores for marketing purposes, but what do
>they get when they buy?
>
>It turns out that they no longer do, but did 4 years ago.  See 2nd
>link, below.
>
>Adam
>
>PS: http://www.collegeboard.com/highered/ra/rp/rp.html
>http://www.collegeboard.com/sss/help/policiesandguidelines/ssnumbers/index.html
>
>
>
>On Thu, May 25, 2006 at 07:41:41AM -0400, lyger wrote:
>|
>| Courtesy InfoSec News and WK
>|
>| http://www.wtnh.com/Global/story.asp?S=4947217
>|
>| By News Channel 8's Annie Rourke
>| WTNH
>| May 24, 2006
>|
>| A possible security breach at Sacred Heart University but is personal
>| information at risk?
>|
>| That's what some people are asking tonight after receiving a letter
>| from Sacred Heart University stating some of their information may be
>| at risk.
>|
>| The problem is some of the people warned aren't even students at the
>| university.
>|
>| The letter turned up in some mailboxes Wednesday advising recipients
>| that the security system of one of the university's computers may have
>| been breeched and that things like their social security numbers may
>| have been stolen.
>|
>| [...]
>|
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