Virus Puts Information Of 34,000 Oregon State University Employees At Risk
Quick Facts
- Date: 7/14/2010
- Institution: Oregon State University
- Type of Incident: Penetration
- Number Affected: 34,000
- Source: ESI
- Abstract Source: KVAL
Abstract
Oregon State University recently started to notify employees after a virus may have exposed personal information. The virus, which may have allowed unauthorized access to the information, was discovered on a computer that contained that names and Social Security numbers of 34,000 current and former employees employed between 1999 and 2005. According to OSU officials, it is "highly unlikely" that any of the information was exposed but the university is sending out alerts out of an abundance of caution. In the letters going out this week, the university urges the affected individuals to monitor their credit reports and financial statements for signs of fraud. OSU has setup a web site - http://oregonstate.edu/incidentresponse - and a hot line - 541-737-1007 - to help answer questions about the incident.