Chattanooga State Discovers Two Thousand Student Records Missing For One Year
Quick Facts
- Date: 4/22/2010
- Institution: Chattanooga State
- Type of Incident: Loss
- Number Affected: 2,000
- Source: DataBreaches.net
- Abstract Source: News Channel 9
Abstract
Chattanooga State officials recently announced that they determined a contractor lost student records early last year. The records, sent to United Imaging for digital conversion, contained the names, addresses, telephone numbers, Social Security numbers and even some High School transcripts on 2,000 students from 2007. According to Chattanooga State Vice President Jeff Olingy early last year United Imaging contacted Chattanooga State to report a problem with the student records. When Chattanooga arrived the files were in disarray, requiring Chattanooga staff to go through each of the records by hand to determine what was missing. Olingy stated the individuals affected have been notified and Chattanooga State is moving its scanning operations in-house.