Breached server puts 170,000 at risk
A security breach estimated to have taken over one month has given unidentified individual access to the grades and social security numbers of students of the Valdosta State University, along with private details of faculty members. The breach discovered in December on a university server has put 170,000 individuals at risk, but the ongoing investigation is yet to reveal who was behind the breach and what was their purpose.
While the breach was discovered in early December, the official announcement was released on February 18th, after a prior release announcing an ongoing investigation. According tot the university site “the breached server and potentially breached data were secured and removed from the network. While we still do not have any evidence that personal information was taken, we are alerting affected individuals via email, web, and mass media of the potential theft of their personal information.”
Sudents and faculty can check if they have actually been affected here and consult quite a few identity theft resources, but no protection is offered to them bu the University from what we can tell form the site, press release and press coverage. At least they are sorry and planning to make security changes…
