[Dataloss] Dominican University warning students of breach

[rchick]

May 8, 2008
http://www.nbc5.com/news/16205384/detail.html

CHICAGO -- Some Dominican University students and alumni were notified
this week of a breach in security that could have put their personal
information at risk.

The university said two students were able to access records on a
staff network storage area in April. The files were three spreadsheets
from 2003, 2005 and 2007. The data included the names, addresses,
phone numbers, birthdays and Social Security numbers of more than
5,000 students, NBC5's Charlie Wojciechowski reported.

Those students were notified by a letter advising them that at this
time, the school has no reason to believe their information has been
misued.

One former student -- whose name NBC5 is not using because his
information has been compromised -- is still concerned.

"I was a little upset. I was nervous. I didn't know what to do. I knew
that our family's been affected by this before, so I wanted to react
right away," the student said.

Dominican University released a statement on the issue but declined an
invitation to speak with NBC5 on camera. The statement read:

      "Dominican University takes information security very seriously.
In April, we discovered that two student workers had accessed Excel
files containing limited student data by misusing passwords related to
their work-study employment. We notified all affected parties in
writing, set up a toll-free hotline, and have worked closely with both
the local police and states attorney's offices.

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