UTEP Students Warned Social Security Numbers Exposed On Tax Form Mailings
Submitted by Adam Dodge on Thu, 2010-02-04 19:44
Quick Facts
- Date: 2/4/2010
- Institution: University of Texas, El Paso
- Type of Incident: Unauthorized Disclosure
- Number Affected: 15,000
- Source: OSF Data Loss DB
- Abstract Source: KFOX14
Abstract
The University of Texas, El Paso recently notified students after a it discovered letters may have exposed student information. Some of the 15,000 letters, containing the students 1098-T tax form, were folded incorrectly causing the students Social Security Number to be displayed in the envelope window. According the UTEP the error occurred with the folding machine the university uses. UTEP does not know how many of the 15,000 students notified are affected but encouraged them to monitor their credit report.