Email Attachment Contains the Social Security Numbers of 350 OSU Student Workers
Submitted by Adam Dodge on Mon, 2009-06-08 08:18
Quick Facts
- Date: 6/8/2009
- Institution: Ohio State University
- Type of Incident: Unauthorized Disclosure
- Number Affected: 350
- Source: DataBreaches.net
- Abstract Source: The Lantern
Abstract
Ohio State University's Dining Services is working to protect student workers after an attachment containing sensitive information was accidentally sent in an email. The attachment contained the Social Security numbers of all 350 student workers and was accidentally attached to an email reminding student workers to sign waivers for the retirement program. According to OSU officials, the mistake was caught quickly and the IT department was able to stop many, but not all, emails before they were delivered to the recipient. OSU is offering affected students 12 months of credit protection through Debix at a cost to the university of $11 per student that enrolls.