Baylor Information Network Breached Over Break
Quick Facts
- Date: 1/23/2008
- Institution: Baylor University
- Type of Incident: Penetration
- Number Affected: 526
- Source: Pogo Was Right
- Abstract Source: The Lariat
Abstract
Baylor University is alerting its campus community that a student employee illegally gained access to Baylor Information Network (BIN) accounts over the break. The student was able to obtain the Bear ID and passwords of 526 individuals logging into the BIN system. While Baylor's Director of Media Communications, Lori Fogleman, stated the access did not include "sensitive information like Social Security Numbers, financial information or academic records," it should be noted that the BIN accounts did allow direct access to both the Baylor e-mail and Blackboard systems. Each of these systems could potentially hold sensitive and/or protected information. Baylor staff immediately expired affected account, forcing a password change for these individuals. The university declined to comment on how the university became aware of the breach or what actions the university or the FBI plan to take against the student worker.
