June saw only seven reported data breaches at institutions of higher learning—not a terrific month, but certainly not the worst of the past year; that distinction is shared among July, September and December, 2008, when each month showed 13 reported data breaches. Total number of lost or exposed records for June is 171,611.
Last month, there were only four data breaches—the fewest of any month in the last three years.
And now (drum roll, please) we have the down and dirty:
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Cornell University
Stolen, unencrypted laptop
45,277 records–Names and Social Security numbers of 22,456 current and former students, and 22,731 current and former employees
Johns Hopkins University, Applied Physics Laboratory’s Website
Hacking
No personally identifying information accessed
University of North Dakota
Stolen, encrypted and password-protected laptop
84,000 records—Personal and financial information of University donors
Kirkwood Community College (Iowa)
Stolen mobile storage device
1,600 records—Names and Social Security numbers of students participating in the PROMISE JOBS program
Oregon Health & Science University
Stolen, password-protected laptop
1,000 records—Names, treatment dates, treatment summaries and medical record numbers of patients
Virginia Commonwealth University
Stolen computer
39,714 records—17,214 students’ names and Social Security numbers; 22,500 students’ names, ID numbers and test scores
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Unauthorized remote access
20 records—students’ personal and financial information
