Stolen USB Drive Contained 18 Years of Student Information
By Adam Dodge - Posted on June 22nd, 2006
Quick Facts
- Date: 6/22/2006
- Institution: University of Kentucky
- Type of Incident: Theft
- Number Affected: 6,500
- Source: Attrition.org
- Abstract Source: The Kentucky Kernel
Abstract
The University of Kentucky is alerting 6,500 students that their personal information is at risk after the recent theft of a USB flash drive containing class rosters from a classroom. UK estimates this 4GB drive contained up to 130 files containing UK School of Human and Environmental Sciences class rosters dating from 1988 to 2006. These rosters contained student names, grands and Social Security numbers, which UK uses as student IDs. The university is currently phasing out the use of SSNs as student IDs, a plan that will be complete by October.
Tagged: University of Kentucky
• 2006
• Attrition.org
• Personally Identifying Information
• Social Security Numbers
• Theft
