[Dataloss] Purdue notifies grad students, applicants of possible security breach

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http://news.uns.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/2006/060425.Smith.dataincident.html

April 26, 2006

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue University's School of Electrical and 
Computer Engineering is notifying 1,351 individuals of a computer security 
breach involving their Social Security numbers.

"We have determined that an unauthorized person gained electronic access 
to a computer containing information belonging to current and former 
graduate students, applicants to graduate school, and a small number of 
applicants for undergraduate scholarships," said Mark Smith, head and 
professor of the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering.

"While there is no evidence that their files have been accessed, the 
potential exists. Consequently, we have sent letters notifying each of 
these individuals of the incident."

The information had been entered during the past three years as part of an 
application process for graduate and undergraduate programs in the School 
of Electrical and Computer Engineering. The unauthorized access occurred 
in February.

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