Quick Facts

• Date: 8/10/2010
• Institutions: Broward College, Florida State College at Jacksonville, Northwest Florida State College, Pensacola State College, South Florida Community College, Tallahassee Community College
• Type of Incident: Unauthorized Disclosure
• Number Affected: 126,000
• Source: ESI
• Abstract Source: Florida Times-Union, CCLA News Release (pdf)

Abstract
The College Center for Library Automation recently notified the individuals at six Florida colleges after discovering personal information was exposed to the Internet. The breach affected 126,000 students, faculty and staff at Broward College, Florida State College at Jacksonville, Northwest Florida State College, Pensacola State College, South Florida State College and Tallahassee Community College. According to CCLA, the breach occurred when files containing personal information were accidentally exposed to the Internet between May 29 and June 2 following a software upgrade. In the letter to those affected, CCLA recommends individuals place a fraud alert on their credit reports.

Quick Facts

• Date: 2/6/2008
• Institution: Broward Community College
• Type of Incident: Theft
• Number Affected: N/A
• Source: ESI
• Abstract Source: Local 10

Abstract
Davidson Jean Baptiste, a Broward Community College security guard, was caught on tape stealing an exam from the locked offices of BCC professor Ahmed Fuad Khan. The tape shows Baptiste talking on the phone while rummaging through Khan's desk. After discovering the exam, Baptiste leaves the office but returns 10 minutes later to replace the exam. Professor Khan setup the surveillance after he became suspicious when a poorly performing student suddenly aced a test. Khan believes Baptiste may have copied the exam and given it to his spouse, who was this student. While the police were notified and filled out a report, a police spokesperson said that BCC did not wish to press charges. According to the Florida Department of Agriculture, which is responsible for licensing security guards in the state, BCC never filed a report about this incident. Both the BCC president and the north campus provost declined to comment about this incident.