February 2010

Santa Rosa Junior College Email Contains Nursing Student Applicant Information

Submitted by Adam Dodge on Fri, 2010-02-26 18:28

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Santa Rosa Junior College is alerting applicants after an email containing personal information was mistakenly sent to applicants. The email, which was mistakenly included on an email to eight applicants requesting information verification, included a spreadsheet attachment containing the names, addresses, Social Security numbers, phone numbers, email addresses and grades on 403 SRJC nursing program applicants. SRJC notified the 403 individuals within 24 hours and the college asked the 8 individuals receiving the email to allow college staff to remove the email from their computers.

SUIC Math Department Computer With Student Information Breached

Submitted by Adam Dodge on Wed, 2010-02-17 20:43

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Southern Illinois University, Carbondale officials recently notified students after a breach of a computer containing sensitive information was discovered. The computer, which belonged to the Mathematics Department, contained the names and Social Security numbers of 900 students that took Math 113 five years prior. According SIUC officials, the information was exposed after a virus infected the older computer. Of the students affected, at least one has reported attempts of identity theft.

[UPDATE1] Contractor May Have Made Off With University Of Texas Medical Branch Data

Submitted by Adam Dodge on Thu, 2010-02-11 20:19

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The University of Texas Medical Branch is investigating if any patient data was stolen after officials were informed that an employee of a contractor was arrested for identity theft. The employee, Katina Rochelle Candick, was arrested and charged identity theft and is accused of using a stolen identity to gain employment at MedAssets, a company hired by UTMB to assist with billing. While none of the charges stem from Candick's access to UTMB data, the university contacted the individuals whose information Candick may have had access too. This information included names, address, Social Security Numbers and insurance information on 1,200 UTMB patients. In the letter, UTMB offers tips on monitoring credit reports as well as informs the individuals of identity theft protection being offered by MedAssets. UTMB no longer does business with MedAssets.

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The University of Texas Medical Branch sent out an additional 1,200 notices regarding the risk of identity theft after police discovered personal information in possession a former MedAssets employee. In addition, at least 10 individuals previously notified have come forward to report they have been victimized by identity theft.

Kansas City Art Institute Notifies Employees After Laptop Theft

Submitted by Adam Dodge on Tue, 2010-02-09 21:08

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The Kansas City Art Institute notified employees about possible identity theft following the theft of the KCAI laptop. The laptop, stolen from the KCAI human resources office, contained the names, dates of birth, Social Security Numbers and other personal information on 145 employees. In the notification KCAI instructed to place a fraud alert with one of the credit-reporting agencies. In addition, the institute posted a $1,000 reward for information leading to an arrest.

UTEP Students Warned Social Security Numbers Exposed On Tax Form Mailings

Submitted by Adam Dodge on Thu, 2010-02-04 20:44

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The University of Texas, El Paso recently notified students after a it discovered letters may have exposed student information. Some of the 15,000 letters, containing the students 1098-T tax form, were folded incorrectly causing the students Social Security Number to be displayed in the envelope window. According the UTEP the error occurred with the folding machine the university uses. UTEP does not know how many of the 15,000 students notified are affected but encouraged them to monitor their credit report.