OH: Dining Services faces security debacle

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http://media.www.thelantern.com/media/storage/paper333/news/2009/06/08/Campus/Dining.Services.Faces.Security.Debacle-3746546.shtml

It's been a rough end of the term for Ohio State Dining Services. The 
director of Dining Services, Thomas Stevenson, has resigned from his 
position, and 350 student employees had their social security numbers 
accidentally leaked in an e-mail.

"There is absolutely no connection [between Stevenson's resignation and 
the leaked social security numbers]. We considered that people might draw 
that conclusion, but it's purely coincidence," said Ruth Gerstner from 
Student Life.

Dining Services administrators realized the social security mishap shortly 
after Stevenson's resignation.

"There is nobody hacking in, it was a mistake, and it was caught 
immediately," Gerstner said.

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