Google Cache Indexes CSU Stanislaus Student Information
By Adam Dodge - Posted on May 26th, 2006
Quick Facts
- Date: 5/26/2006
- Institution: California State University, Stanislaus
- Type of Incident: Unauthorized Disclosure
- Number Affected: 1,294
- Source: Attrition.org
- Abstract Source: CSU Stanislaus Newsline
Abstract
CSU Stanislaus is alerting 1,294 students that their personal information might have been exposed after a file containing student names, addresses, employer information and Social Security numbers was discovered to be available in Google's cache. The file in question was initially leaked to the Google search engine in October 2005 but was quickly removed from both the CSU server and Google's search index. However, it appears that the file remained accessible to all through Google's Google Cache. CSU Stanislaus is currently working with the affected students, offering them one year of free credit monitoring with Equifax.
Tagged: California State University
• Stanislaus
• 2006
• Attrition.org
• Personally Identifying Information
• Social Security Numbers
• Unauthorized Disclosure
