Security Breach at University of Florida

Submitted by Adam Dodge on Mon, 2009-09-14 05:43

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The University of Florida announced a recently discovered security breach of personal information. The breach involved a file containing the 34 names and 25 Social Security numbers of trainers working with the Florida Traffic and Bicycle Safety Education program in 2006. The file the unsecured file was removed as soon as it was discovered by university techs during a routine security check. While the file was last modified in 2006, the university believes that the risk to personal information is low. The university has setup a web site - privacy.ufl.edu/ - and hotline - 877-657-9133 - to help answer questions about the incident.