[Dataloss] Berry College: Security breach on students' personal information

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Berry College President Dr. Stephen R. Briggs informed the campus 
community of a potential security breach this morning.

College officials were notified late Monday afternoon that student 
information included on applications for need-based federal aid filed 
during the 2005-06 academic year has been misplaced by an external 
financial aid consultant. This data, including student name, Social 
Security number and reported family income, involves 2,093 students or 
potential students who submitted a Free Application for Federal Student 
Aid (FAFSA) to Berry in 2005-06. Of those, 1,322 are currently enrolled at 
the college.

At this time, there is no evidence that any of the data has been used for 
fraudulent purposes, college officials say. Briggs informed the Berry 
community of the potential breach via e-mail Wednesday morning. He noted 
that at no time were the administrative or student databases compromised 
and that, based on what is known at this time, no first-year students have 
been affected.

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