DARTMOUTH, Massachusetts. In December, 2007 the Liberty Coalition discovered the names, grades, GPA, and partial social security numbers for 32 former students of Phuong Tu, probably from the Fall, 2004 CIS 100 class. Ironically, the sensitive information was contained posted on the Computer and Information Science Department’s main web server. In the file, students’ complete social security numbers appeared to be listed, with only the first number replaced by a zero.
By placing this information online, the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth has put these students at increased risk of identity theft.
Individuals affected by this breach should immediately vist www.ssnbreach.org and search for their names, to confirm what types of personal information were exposed.
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