University of North Florida Security Breach Affects More than 100,000 IDs
It
appears more than 100,000 could be affected by a security breach at the
University of North Florida (UNF) in Jacksonville, Florida that involves Social
Security numbers. In an e-mail sent to students, UNF said a file may have been
accessed by someone outside the country. The file contained personal
information of high school and college students, plus anyone else who had
expressed interest in the university. UNF said it is notifying the 106,884
people who were affected. About half of them (52,853) had their names and
Social Security numbers compromised, and the rest (54,031) had their names and
dates of birth compromised, according to UNF. The breach happened sometime
between September 24 and September 29. UNF said the computer involved has been
isolated, and the university is working with the FBI to determine the cause and
intent of the breach.
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