http://www.pioneerlocal.com/clarendonhills/news/1925539,clarendon-hills-breach-121009-s1.article By SANDY ILLIAN BOSCH pioneerlocal.com December 7, 2009 Hinsdale High School District 86 no longer uses Social Security numbers to identify students and it no longer uses University of Nebraska Lincoln to conduct research, Superintendant Nicholas Wahl said upon hearing of a computer security breach at that involved the names, addresses and Social Security numbers of 1,400 Hinsdale District 86 graduates. Wahl said the University of Nebraska has not been used by the district to conduct research since before his relationship with the school began in 2005. The breach, discovered last month, was revealed to effected former students via letters mailed out last week by the university. Greg Wittcoff, a 2004 graduate of Hinsdale South High School, said he was angered by the breach and concerned that nearly a month passed before he was informed of it. The security breach involved a computer in the College of Education and Human Sciences. The university's investigation revealed the computer had not been adequately secured, allowing unauthorized external access to the computer and its information. [...] ________________________________________ Did a friend send you this? From now on, be the first to find out! Subscribe to InfoSec News http://www.infosecnews.orgReceived on Tue Dec 08 2009 - 00:09:18 PST
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