University Delays Notifying Students of SSN E-mail Mix-up
By Adam Dodge - Posted on November 3rd, 2006
Quick Facts
- Date: 11/03/2006
- Institution: University of Virginia
- Type of Incident: Unauthorized Disclosure
- Number Affected: 632
- Source: Attrition.org
- Abstract Source: The Cavalier Daily
Abstract
The University of Virginia’s Student Financial Services accidentally e-mailed student names and Social Security numbers to wrong students. Instead of 1,264 e-mail alerts, SFS sent out 632 e-mails to students, the problem is that these e-mails contained the names and SSNs of the 632 students who did not receive any e-mail. While university officials say staff member immediately began correcting the computer program responsible for the leak, it has yet to send out any notification to affected students. One student, Will Rucker, did not know anything was amiss until The Cavalier Daily contacted him about the problem. UVA officials say the university will be notifying students of the error soon.
Tagged: University of Virginia
• 2006
• Attrition.org
• Personally Identifying Information
• Social Security Numbers
• Unauthorized Disclosure
