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Carleton University phishing attack sends its population 10,000 messages linking to faked college site

2008-07-24 10:47:40 by Scott in Scott Wright's Security Views
 
In a fit of deja vu, I woke up to hear that Carletong University in Ottawa experienced a phishing attack of tens of thousands of email messages sent to email accounts related to the university. http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2008/07/23/ot-carleton-080723.html?ref=rss Its not clear from the press release how the attackers got the email...
 
Tags: university, carletong university, email messages, email addresses, attack, june article, press release, email accounts, tens
 
 
 
 
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University of Miami reports stolen tapes affecting patients

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2008-04-25 15:34:41 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...University of Miami Contractor/Consultant/Branch Archive America Ltd Victims Medical patients that visited university medical facilities since January 1st, 1999 Number Affected more than 2 million" (2,000,000 According to the ComputerWorld report . The University of Miami will be notifying 47,000 people whose data may have included credit...
 
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Mailing error at the University of Maryland exposes student information

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2008-07-18 09:18:07 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...University of Maryland Contractor/Consultant/Branch Department of Transportation Services Victims All students registered for Fall 2008 classes Number Affected 23,727 Types of Data Names, addresses, and Social Security numbers Breach Description On July 1st, 2008, the University of Maryland Department of Transportation Services mailed an...
 
Tags: information, university, maryland, personal information, university identification, university community, social security, addressees social security, recipient social security
 
 
 
 
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Three intrusions go undetected at Antioch University

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2008-03-31 16:23:10 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...University Contractor/Consultant/Branch None Victims current and former students as well as current and former employees going back to 1996 Number Affected 70,000 Types of Data The system contained people's names, addresses, telephone numbers, and social security numbers. For students and former students it also contained academic records...
 
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Long Island University notifies students of mailing error

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2008-02-12 09:53:50 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...University Contractor/Consultant/Branch None Victims all students who were enrolled at Long Island University in the calendar year 2007 Number Affected 28,000 Types of Data Student names, addresses and Social Security Numbers Breach Description During the week of February 4, University officials discovered that some IRS 1098-T Tuition...
 
Tags: island university, university, post, post office personnel, students, post office, personal data, data, social security
 
 
 
 
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Indiana State University professor's laptop is stolen

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2008-07-17 09:29:35 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...University Contractor/Consultant/Branch None Victims students who took economics classes from 1997 through the spring semester 2008 Number Affected more than 2,500 Types of Data names, grades, e-mail addresses and student identification numbers Until 2003, student identification numbers were the equivalent of each students Social...
 
Tags: university, information, personal information, information includes names, university students, confidential information, laptop, evan contact information, university policy prohibits
 
 
 
 
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University of Iowa inadvertently posts personal data to the Internet

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2008-01-15 11:25:40 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...University of Iowa Contractor/Consultant/Branch None Victims May 2006 College of Engineering graduates Number Affected 216 Types of Data Names, Social Security numbers and grade point averages (GPAs Breach Description A list containing sensitive personal information belonging to University of Iowa, May 2006 College of Engineering...
 
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Harvard University warns graduate students about web hack

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2008-03-14 00:25:51 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...University Contractor/Consultant/Branch Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Victims applicants for admission and housing Number Affected 10,000 Types of Data name, Social Security number, date of birth, address, e-mail address, phone numbers, test scores, previous school attended, and school records Breach Description A Harvard Graduate...
 
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University of Florida student information online for years

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2008-06-12 10:41:30 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...University of Florida Contractor/Consultant/Branch Office for Academic Support and Institutional Services Victims Students Number Affected more than 11,300 Types of Data names, addresses and Social Security numbers Breach Description GAINESVILLE, Fla. - University of Florida officials today mailed letters of notification to more than...
 
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Unauthorized access to University of Georgia server affects 4,250

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