Educational Security Incidents (ESI)

Quick Facts

• Date: 5/6/2008
• Institution: Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute
• Type of Incident: Unauthorized Disclosure
• Number Affected: 192
• Source: Attrition.org
• Abstract Source: The Columbus Dispatch

Abstract
The Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute accidentally sent an e-mail containing personal faculty and staff information to about 680 students. The e-mail had an excel attachment that contained names, positions, salaries and Social Security numbers on 192 faculty and staff members. In a follow-up e-mail students were asked to delete the e-mail that contained the personal information. Affected staff and faculty members are being offered free credit monitoring and identity theft protection. When asked if students could be trusted to delete the e-mail OSU ATI spokesperson Frances Whited responded "Of course!"