Personal Data of 15,000 TWU Students At Risk
Texas Woman’s University is notifying approximately 15,000 students that their personal data has been exposed to potential identity theft.More here.
The personal data of all students who were enrolled at TWU in the calendar year 2005 was exposed. The personal data includes names, addresses and Social Security Numbers. This exposure affects the university’s three campuses in Denton, Dallas and Houston.
University officials discovered earlier this week that IRS 1098-T Tuition Statement data for 2005 was transmitted to an outside vendor via a non-secure connection. The data was briefly exposed only during transmission and is now secure.
At this time TWU has no indication that this data has been accessed or used by anyone. However, the university recognizes the seriousness of this exposure and the need to inform the affected students as quickly as possible.
(Props, Pogo Was Right.)
posted by Fergie @ 12/22/2006 09:53:00 PM
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