BCC Alumi Magazine Covers Contain Social Security Numbers
Submitted by Adam Dodge on Tue, 2009-02-17 21:45
Quick Facts
- Date: 2/17/2009
- Institution: Broome Community College
- Type of Incident: Unauthorized Disclosure
- Number Affected: 14,000
- Source: DataBreaches.net
- Abstract Source: PressConnects
Abstract
Broome Community College is working to change processes after alumni Social Security numbers ended up on the cover of a recent mailing. BCC believe that less then 14,000 of the 28,000 winter/spring 2009 alumni magazine has Social Security numbers on the cover. According to BCC Social Security numbers were used until 2004 as student identification numbers and the old student ID numbers were used to verify address. BCC alumni office spokesperson Rich David said that the vendor that printed the magazine destroyed the list with Social Security numbers in front of witnesses.