[Dataloss] 4000 students ssn exposed in williamson county TN
Henry Brown
hbrown at knology.net
Fri Jul 11 01:39:42 UTC 2008
http://www.wsmv.com/news/16843341/detail.html
Students' Personal Info May Be Compromised
FRANKLIN, Tenn. -- Parents in Williamson County are getting phone calls
warning them that their children's identities may have been compromised.
Last August, a Williamson County school system employee mistakenly
posted the Social Security numbers of some students on a private Web site.
Officials said that it's believed as many as 15 percent of students who
were in the third grade through eighth grade in 2006 may be affected.
This number is about 4,000 students that could be affected.
It's not clear if any of those Social Security numbers were misused.
The school system is investigating, and a representative said they plan
to update parents within the next few days.
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