Secret Service Investigates Georgetown Computer Breach
By Adam Dodge - Posted on March 6th, 2006
Quick Facts
- Date: 3/6/2006
- Institution: Georgetown University
- Type of Incident: Penetration
- Number Affected: 41,000
- Source: InfoSec News
- Abstract Source: ComputerWorld
Abstract
The US Secret Service has been called in to investigate the breach of a Georgetown University server that contained the names, dates of birth, and Social Security numbers of more then 41,000 people. The server was part of a grant project to manage information on various services provided by the Office of Aging in the District of Columbia. The breach was first noticed on Feb 12 by the Georgetown information security office. Georgetown notified the Office for the Aging on Feb 24 after the University understood the full scope of the exposure. The Secret Service was brought in on Feb 27 to aid in the investigation. The server in question was run and administered by an individual researcher and not by Georgetown University.
Tagged: Georgetown University
• 2006
• InfoSec news
• Penetration
• Personally Identifying Information
• Social Security Numbers
