10,000 Social Security Numbers May Have Been Compromised at Penn State University

Over 10,000 Social Security numbers were compromised on a computer storing historical data at the Behrend College. The incident was caught since the University uses anti-virus software for students and staffs to install on their computers, and it notifies the IT services group of any intrusion efforts. The end of March, these files had been breached.

Although none of the numbers appear to be have been released to a third party, the university is taking extreme measures to protect those who may have their data at risk. Credit report monitoring is still highly advised.