Berkeley School of Journalism Web Site Breach Exposes Student Information
Submitted by Adam Dodge on Tue, 2009-08-11 18:45
Quick Facts
- Date: 8/11/2009
- Institution: University of California, Berkeley
- Type of Incident: Penetration
- Number Affected: 493
- Source: OSF DataLoss DB
- Abstract Source: UC Berkeley News
Abstract
The University of California, Berkeley is notifying students after a web server containing student information was breached. The web server, part of the university's School of Journalism, contained the personal information, dates of birth and Social Security numbers of 493 students that applied for admission between September 2007 and May 2009. While there is no evidence that the attacker gained access to the student data, the university issued the warnings to be safe. Staff became aware of the incident after launching an investigation into the claims that someone had breached the site. Staff worked quickly to repair the security vulnerability and the web site was placed back online.