[Dataloss] TN: Technical glitch could make personal data for some TTU students vulnerable
lyger
lyger at attrition.org
Sat Sep 15 20:25:39 UTC 2007
http://www.herald-citizen.com/NF/omf.wnm/herald/news_story.html?rkey=0046193+cr=gdn
Some 3,100 current or past Tennessee Tech University students who owe the
university money were notified today that some of their personal data may
have been compromised.
On Tuesday, Sept. 11, a technical problem in the way student bills are
printed resulted in the chance that some student social security numbers
and personal identification numbers may have been sent to another
student's address. While the university suspects the number of records
made vulnerable is relatively small, campus officials preferred to err on
the side of warning all 3,100 individuals who might have been mailed a
bill on that date.
Within a day after the problem was identified, the university e-mailed
letters to those affected, notifying them of the problem and outlining
steps to help prevent possible fraud.
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