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• Date: 6/29/2010
• Institution: University of Maine
• Type of Incident: Penetration
• Number Affected: 4,585
• Source: Data Loss DB
• Abstract Source: The Maine Campus

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The University of Maine recently announced that the breach of two servers could place student information at risk. The servers, belonging to the university's Counseling Center, contained the names, Social Security numbers and clinical information for 4,585 students that attending the center between August 2002 and June 2010. According to Robert Dana, University of Maine's Dean of Students, the first breach of the servers may have occurred early in March 2010 and the attackers used this access to compromise a second server containing the student information. Dana called university and college networks "prime targets" for attack and stated that the University of Maine is under "literally thousands of [attack] attempts per day." While the university works with Debix to notify affected individuals and offer one year of credit monitoring, the University of Maine Police are investigating the incident with assistance from US Attorney's Office and the US Secret Service. More information is available at http://umaine.edu/informationcenter/

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• Date: 4/28/2010
• Institution: Montana Tech of the University of Montana
• Type of Incident: Unauthorized Disclosure
• Number Affected: 260
• Source: Data Loss DB
• Abstract Source: Billings Gazette

Abstract
Montana Tech recently notified former students after an email attachment containing personal information was sent out. The email, sent to faculty, staff and students, contained the names, Social Security numbers and some birth dates for 260 students that had performed research projects between 1998 and 2005. In the letter to the individuals affected, Montana Tech is offering to pay the $9 credit freeze fee.

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• Date: 4/24/2010
• Institution: University of South Carolina Beaufort
• Type of Incident: Theft
• Number Affected: 488
• Source: Data Loss DB
• Abstract Source: The Island Packet

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University of South Carolina Beaufort recently notified former students following the theft of a university laptop that may have contained personal information. The laptop, which belonged to the Office of Housing and Residence Life and was stolen from the house of an staff member's relative, at one time contained the names and Social Security numbers of 488 former students enrolled at USCB between 2005 and 2006. In the letter, university officials urged those affected to place an Initial Fraud Alert on their credit report. The theft is being investigated by the Atlanta Police Department as well as USCB's Division Of Law Enforcement and Safety.

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• Date: 4/22/2010
• Institution: Chattanooga State
• Type of Incident: Loss
• Number Affected: 2,000
• Source: DataBreaches.net
• Abstract Source: News Channel 9

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Chattanooga State officials recently announced that they determined a contractor lost student records early last year. The records, sent to United Imaging for digital conversion, contained the names, addresses, telephone numbers, Social Security numbers and even some High School transcripts on 2,000 students from 2007. According to Chattanooga State Vice President Jeff Olingy early last year United Imaging contacted Chattanooga State to report a problem with the student records. When Chattanooga arrived the files were in disarray, requiring Chattanooga staff to go through each of the records by hand to determine what was missing. Olingy stated the individuals affected have been notified and Chattanooga State is moving its scanning operations in-house.

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• Date: 4/21/2010
• Institution: St. Patrick's College
• Type of Incident: Theft
• Number Affected: 20
• Source: Data Loss DB
• Abstract Source: Irish Independent

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Applicants and parents are concerned about possible identity theft following the theft of student applications from St. Patrick's College. Birth certificates, bank checks, and other personal information on 20 teacher training applications was stolen from the admissions office following the recent theft. Individuals affected were mature students from the BA and BEd programs. St. Patrick officials do not believe that the applicants were targeted as other equipment including a camera and two laptops were stolen from other parts of the college. Admissions officials have contacted the individuals affected and asked them to apply again as the data stolen had yet to be fully processed.