Educational Security Incidents (ESI)

Quick Facts

• Date: 6/27/2007
• Institution: Bowling Green State University
• Type of Incident: Loss
• Number Affected: 199
• Source: ESI
• Abstract Source: Toledo Blade

Abstract
Bowling Green State University is alerting student that their personal information was contained on a flash drive that has been lost. The drive, belonging to accounting professor W. David Albrecht, contained the names and Social Security numbers of 199 students that took Mr. Albrecht’s classes in 1992. Bowling Green phased out the use of Social Security number in 1992, but is alerting all of Albrecht’s 1,800 students since 1992 as a precaution. At this point, Bowling Green does not believe the drive was stolen. Bowling Green is offering all 1992 student affected by the incident one year of free credit monitoring service.