Case Western University
Case Western Student Information Found Online
Quick Facts
- Date: 8/20/2008
- Institution: Case Western Reserve University
- Type of Incident: Unauthorized Disclosure
- Number Affected: 1,160
- Source: Pogo Was Right
- Abstract Source: newsnet5
Abstract
Case Western Reserve University is working to alert students after their information as discovered to be available through a CWRU web site. The site contained the names and Social Security numbers of 1,160 individuals. The university does not know how the information ended up online, but removed the information as soon as it became aware of the issue. Students affected by this incident will be offered one year of credit monitoring for free.
Case Western Files Accessable Online Contain Sensitive Information
Quick Facts
- Date: 10/5/2007
- Institution: Case Western Reserve University
- Type of Incident: Unauthorized Disclosure
- Number Affected: 452
- Source: ESI
- Abstract Source: SSNBreach.org
Abstract
Aaron Titus and the gang over at SSNBreach.org have issued another press release about more university student information showing up on search engines. This time eight (8) files from Case Western Reserve University's online file management system were indexed and cached by Yahoo!. These files contained a wealth of information on 452 individuals associated with the university. Some of the files contained information from a medical study and included patients medical information including history, current medications and current problems. Of these patients, the files indicated that 56% of the patients had either failed to fill out or denied consent to shard medical data under HIPAA. Other files contained job candidate test files and interview questionnaire responses. The university was made aware of this problem in September and quickly moved to pull down the offending files.
