Mass E-mail Exposes Student Social Security Numbers
Submitted by Adam Dodge on Fri, 2006-04-14 02:00
Quick Facts
- Date: 4/14/2006
- Institution: University of South Carolina
- Type of Incident: Unauthorized disclosure
- Number Affected: 1,400
- Source: Privacy Rights Clearinghouse
- Abstract Source: MSNBC
Abstract
An e-mail mistakenly sent to University of South Carolina students contained the Social Security numbers and names of 1,400 classmates. The department chairwoman accidentally attached this information at an e-mail sent to all students participating in the ummer semester at USC. The school has notified all students of the problem and advises that they watch their credit reports for odd behavior.