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• Date: 6/22/2010
• Institution: Florid International University
• Type of Incident: Unauthorized Disclosure
• Number Affected: 19,000
• Source: ESI
• Abstract Source: FIU News

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Florida International University recently began notifying faculty and students after a unsecured database was found to contain personal information. The database, part of FIU's College of Education, contained the names, GPAs, test scores and Social Security numbers of over 19,000 students and the names and Social Security numbers of 88 faculty. While FIU has not found any evidence that the information was accessed, they urge those affected to monitor their credit reports.

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• Date: 5/27/2010
• Institution: Tokyo Institute of Technology
• Type of Incident: Loss
• Number Affected: 1,889
• Source: ESI
• Abstract Source: The Mainichi Daily News

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Tokyo Institute of Technology recently announced the loss of an external hard drive containing personal information. The hard drive, lost by a Tokyo Institute of Technology professor, contained academic results for 1,889 individuals including entrance exam scores and end of term exam scores. In addition, the drive contained draft questions for the engineering departments up coming entrance exam. Tokyo Institute of Technology plans to notify those affected with a letter of apology.

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• Date: 4/28/2010
• Institution: Montana Tech of the University of Montana
• Type of Incident: Unauthorized Disclosure
• Number Affected: 260
• Source: Data Loss DB
• Abstract Source: Billings Gazette

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Montana Tech recently notified former students after an email attachment containing personal information was sent out. The email, sent to faculty, staff and students, contained the names, Social Security numbers and some birth dates for 260 students that had performed research projects between 1998 and 2005. In the letter to the individuals affected, Montana Tech is offering to pay the $9 credit freeze fee.

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• Date: 4/26/2010
• Institution: University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
• Type of Incident: Unauthorized Disclosure
• Number Affected: 33
• Source: DataBreaches.net
• Abstract Source: The UWM Post

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The University of Wisconsin Milwaukee will soon being notifying former students after an email attachment may have exposed personal information. The email message, sent by the undergraduate program chair for the Department of Geography to 97 geography students, contained an attachment with the names, GPA's and student IDs of 33 former UWM students. The university became aware of the problem after one of the students that received the email contacted the Help Desk. Once notified, the IT department took action and was able to remove the email message from email accounts of 83 of the 97 students receiving the email. The other 14 either had the email message forwarded outside of the university email system or had opened and read the message. University officials contacted these 14 individuals and most indicated they had immediately deleted the email.

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• Date: 4/22/2010
• Institution: Chattanooga State
• Type of Incident: Loss
• Number Affected: 2,000
• Source: DataBreaches.net
• Abstract Source: News Channel 9

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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.