An on campus data breach reported by the Buena Vista university could include confidential data including Social Security numbers of students and staff which dates back to 1987.
The breach was reported at Northwestern Iowa University on Friday. According to the officials at the university the incident could affect about 93,000 people. The records could also contain information including addresses and license information of the drivers.
It is still not clearly that the information has been misused in anyways. The university officials are notifying all those students who have been potentially affected by the incident.
The president of the University Frederick Moore has apologized for the incident. A computer forensics team will be investigating the matter and the incident will also be reviewed by the attorneys.
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