Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University Email Error Sends Student IDs and GPAs To All Students
Submitted by Adam Dodge on Thu, 2009-04-02 16:48Quick Facts
- Date: 4/2/2009
- Institution: Brigham Young University
- Type of Incident: Unauthorized Disclosure
- Number Affected: Unknown
- Source: ESI
- Abstract Source: Wired Campus - The Chronicle of Higher Education
Abstract
Brigham Young University officials are working to calm student fears after an email message containing student information was sent to the wrong recipients. The email in question, accidentally sent to all students in the College of Humanities instead of BYU's Registrar, contained the student IDs and GPAs of all students in the College of Humanities. While the email does not expose the students affected to identity theft, students have been urged to delete the message immediately.
Special thank you to Allison Dolan for making ESI aware of this incident - Adam
BYU Student Information Posted to the Internet
Submitted by Adam Dodge on Wed, 2008-01-16 23:00Quick Facts
- Date: 1/17/2008
- Institution: Brigham Young University
- Type of Incident: Unauthorized Disclosure
- Number Affected: 89
- Source: SSNBreach.org
- Abstract Source: SSNBreach.org Press Release
Abstract
SSNBreach.org has found another university exposing personal student information to the general public when it discovered an excel file in Google Cache from the Brigham Young University web site containing information on 89 students. The file, "MD-DO-Stats-2006.xls" was found to contain names, genders, economic status, academic majors, races and MCAT of BYU applicants. BYU did not respond to the Liberty Coalition about this incident.
