Florida State College at Jacksonville
Six Florida Colleges Affected By CCLA Privacy Breach
Submitted by Adam Dodge on Tue, 2010-08-10 05:03Quick 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.
- Broward Community College
- Florida State College at Jacksonville
- Northwest Florida State College
- Pensacola State College
- South Florida Community College
- Tallahassee Community College
- 2010
- Educational Security Incidents (ESI)
- Personally Identifying Information
- Social Security Numbers
- Unauthorized Disclosure
