Quick Facts

• Date: 7/25/08
• Institution: Ohio University
• Type of Incident: Unauthorized Disclosure
• Number Affected: 492
• Source: Attrition.org
• Abstract Source: The Columbia Dispatch

Abstract
A clerical error at Ohio University's Centers for Osteopathic Research and Education (CORE) caused personal information on 492 individuals to be posted online. The data, contained in an excel spreadsheet, contained the names, Social Security numbers, addresses, contact numbers and federal employment identification numbers of individuals that had spoke at CORE according to a university spokesperson. The spreadsheet had been available from March 20 until it was removed on June 16 when a nurse discovered the file while doing research online. According to CORE the document that should have been posted did not contain any personal information. The individual that made the error was placed on paid administrative leave pending a review. CORE has created a web site - www.ohiocore.org/answers - and hotline - 866-437-8698 - to help answer questions.