Quick Facts

• Date: 12/4/2008
• Institution: California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
• Type of Incident: Unauthorized Disclosure
• Number Affected: 675
• Source: Pogo Was Right
• Abstract Source: Pasadena Star-News

Abstract
Cal Poly Pomona is working to alert former students after a file containing personal information was found online. The file, an excel spreadsheet, contained the names, address, phone numbers and Social Security numbers on 675 former Cal Poly Pomona student applicants from 2001. The file was discovered after a former Cal Poly Pomona did a Google search for his name. An investigation by the university found that the breach was unintentional and the file had mistakenly been placed in a publicly accessible folder. According to the university, there is not evidence that anyone other then the student who discovered the file had accessed this information.