Sinclair Community College Employee Information Available Online For A Year
By Adam Dodge - Posted on November 11th, 2008
Quick Facts
- Date: 11/11/2008
- Institution: Sinclair Community College
- Type of Incident: Unauthorized Disclosure
- Number Affected: 1,000
- Source: ESI
- Abstract Source: Associated Press
Abstract
Sinclair Community College announced that it discovered that a file containing employee information was available online. The file, an excel spreadsheet, contained the names and Social Security numbers of about 1,000 employees working at the college between 2000 and 2001. The file was discovered by and employee performing a Web search. According to the college, the file was inadvertently uploaded by an employee and had been available online for almost a year. According to Sinclair President Steven Lee Johnson the college has no reason to believe anyone else accessed the information.
Tagged: Sinclair Community College
• 2008
• Educational Security Incidents (ESI)
• Personally Identifying Information
• Social Security Numbers
• Unauthorized Disclosure
