Email Attachment Contains Suffolk Student Social Security Number
Submitted by Adam Dodge on Sun, 2009-10-04 18:53
Quick Facts
- Date: 10/4/2009
- Institution: Suffolk Community College
- Type of Incident: Unauthorized Disclosure
- Number Affected: 300
- Source: ESI
- Abstract Source: Newsday.com
Abstract
Suffolk Community College is offering credit monitoring after an email attachment containing Social Security numbers was accidentally sent out. The email contained an attachment with the names and Social Security numbers of 300 students. The mistake was discovered a day later and officials took action. The email server was shut down and the message was removed from accounts. In a second letter to the affected students, the college included instructions on how to take advantage of the credit monitoring.