Re: Many warned about Sacred Heart University computer security breach

[Beth Givens <bgivens () privacyrights org>]

I called the phone number given below and the individual who answered 
said that SSNs for some individuals were included in the breached data.

Beth

At 04:53 AM 5/25/2006, Adam Shostack wrote:
> I'm wondering..do SAT scores come as (name, ssn, score) tuples?
> Schools buy SAT and PSAT scores for marketing purposes, but what do
> they get when they buy?
>
> It turns out that they no longer do, but did 4 years ago.  See 2nd
> link, below.
>
> Adam
>
> PS: http://www.collegeboard.com/highered/ra/rp/rp.html
> http://www.collegeboard.com/sss/help/policiesandguidelines/ssnumbers/index.html
>
>
>
> On Thu, May 25, 2006 at 07:41:41AM -0400, lyger wrote:
> |
> | Courtesy InfoSec News and WK
> |
> | http://www.wtnh.com/Global/story.asp?S=4947217
> |
> | By News Channel 8's Annie Rourke
> | WTNH
> | May 24, 2006
> |
> | A possible security breach at Sacred Heart University but is personal
> | information at risk?
> |
> | That's what some people are asking tonight after receiving a letter
> | from Sacred Heart University stating some of their information may be
> | at risk.
> |
> | The problem is some of the people warned aren't even students at the
> | university.
> |
> | The letter turned up in some mailboxes Wednesday advising recipients
> | that the security system of one of the university's computers may have
> | been breeched and that things like their social security numbers may
> | have been stolen.
> |
> | [...]
> |
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