Michigan State University On Friday, October 18, two employees reported receiving email confirmation of a change in their direct-deposit designation. Police say that valid credentials (MSU NetID and password) were used by a perpetrator to modify the employees’ banking information on the Payroll system. It is believed that the perpetrator gained access to the credentials … [Read more...] about University Direct Deposit: A Phish Ate My Paycheck
More than 9,000 former law students and applicants at the University of Arizona are at risk of identity theft after UA's latest computer security breach. Their names and Social Security numbers were compromised in a hacking incident in late July. The FBI is investigating the breach, a UA news release said Wednesday. Here is the article: … [Read more...] about Computer security breach at University of Arizona
The credit bureau Experian appears to have sold an unknown amount of highly sensitive personal information to a Vietnamese national who maintained an online identity theft service. Here is the story: http://threatpost.com/experian-caught-selling-data-to-identity-theft-service/102642 … [Read more...] about Experian Caught Selling Data to Identity Theft Service
Sacramento State was breached and waited months to notify 1,800 identity theft victims. Read the news story here: http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2013/10/16/sacramento-state-employees-just-being-notified-about-august-security-breach/ … [Read more...] about CSUS University Breached – Doesn’t Tell Victims
The Social Security numbers of 18,700 University of Virginia students appeared on the address labels of health insurance brochures mailed across the country in the latest in a string of breaches at the state’s flagship university. Source: … [Read more...] about 18,700 Social Security numbers printed on student mailings