The Canadian Privacy Law Blog: Developments in privacy law and writings of a Canadian privacy lawyer, containing information related to the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (aka PIPEDA) and other Canadian and international laws.
The author of this blog, David T.S. Fraser, is a Canadian privacy lawyer who practices with the firm of McInnes Cooper. He is the author of the Physicians' Privacy Manual. He has a national and international practice advising corporations and individuals on matters related to Canadian privacy laws.
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Friday, August 05, 2005
Yet another university security/privacy incident:
Hackers strike at Cal Poly Pomona:"Thousands notified after security breach
By Kenneth Todd Ruiz
Staff Writer
POMONA - Computer hackers added Cal Poly Pomona to a growing list of schools from which personal information has been accessed illegally.
Notification went out to 31,077 people Thursday that their records might have been stolen after Cal Poly Pomona discovered two computer servers were compromised in late June.
'We got hit by a hacker,' said Debra Brum, interim vice president for instructional and information technology. Personal data, including names and Social Security numbers of university applicants, as well as current and former faculty, staff and students were accessed in the security breach...."
Labels: breach notification, information breaches
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