Name of Entity
Western Oklahoma State College
Organization Type
Educational Institutions
Address
Altus, OK
United States
Description
A computer breach at Western Oklahoma
State College may have exposed Social Security numbers and other identifying
information for 1,500 campus library users. An unauthorized program
known as a rootkit was installed on a server administered by an outside
party. There is no indication that any of the data on the machine was
actually compromised - only that the opportunity for someone to
access it existed.
State College may have exposed Social Security numbers and other identifying
information for 1,500 campus library users. An unauthorized program
known as a rootkit was installed on a server administered by an outside
party. There is no indication that any of the data on the machine was
actually compromised - only that the opportunity for someone to
access it existed.
Date of Breach
01/01/2009
Source