University of Washington Breaches Exposes Worker Information
Submitted by Adam Dodge on Wed, 2009-04-01 17:38
Quick Facts
- Date: 4/1/2009
- Institution: University of Washington
- Type of Incident: Penetration
- Number Affected: 6,000
- Source: DataBreaches.net
- Abstract Source: The Seattle Times
Abstract
The University of Washington sent out notifications to workers after two server breaches may have exposed personal information. The servers, part of the university parking-management system, contain the names and Social Security numbers of 6,000 workers. The university became aware of a problem on December 30th when a police report states that the computers were showing obvious signs of compromise starting around December 6th. According to the university's CISO Kirk Bailey, it took the university until the end of February or the beginning of March to complete the investigation, which included a "full-blown computer forensic investigation".