Category Archives: Education data breach

Know what to do if your info is part of a data breach

Each year, more than 10 million people are victimized by identity thieves. Even if you follow all the advice by the experts, you’re still vulnerable to identity theft because of events beyond your control. The most vigilant and fraud conscious of consumers can have his identity stolen due to a data breach with a source [...]

LifeLock reviews: June data breaches at colleges and universities

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 [...]

LifeLock review: 7 university data breaches in March

The education sector was responsible for one-third of all reported data breaches between January 2005 and October 2008, with universities to blame for 79% of those, according to analysis by J. Campana and Associates LLC.
Given the number of university students and employees nationwide, it’s clear that millions of us are at risk of identity theft [...]