US Maricopa Community Colleges Apr 2013 Hacking (Q16028)
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A data breach risk event
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
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| English | US Maricopa Community Colleges Apr 2013 Hacking |
A data breach risk event |
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16CCB166-E40A-4203-8431-246893E53654
April 2013
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The Maricopa County Community College District waited seven months to notify 2.4 million current and former students and employees that their academic or personal data were compromised in an April security breach. The districts governing board has already approved several million dollars for repairs, which are still being made, and on Tuesday agreed to spend up to $7 million more to notify everyone who is potentially affected, spokesman Tom Gariepy said Wednesday. Letters will be sent to current and former students, employees and vendors of the districts 10 colleges going back at least several years to alert them that their information could have been seen, Gariepy said. Among the vulnerable data were employees Social Security numbers, drivers-license numbers and bank-account information, (English)
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