University of South Carolina Mass e-mail Compromises Student IDs

[lyger <lyger () attrition org>]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12322162/

University of South Carolina officials are advising students to watch their 
credit reports after the Social Security numbers of as many as 1,400 students 
were mistakenly e-mailed to classmates.

A department chairwoman distributing information about summer classes 
accidentally attached a database file to an e-mail she sent Sunday. The 
database included students? Social Security numbers.

So far, the school is not aware of any misuse of the information, but officials 
notified students of the lapse Monday and suggested they take precautions 
against identity theft.

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