Boston University’s ROTC computer files exposed online for public access

An unauthorized file transfer by an ROTC member resulted in personal information available on public domain.

Over 6500 people involved with the ROTC, some 400 directly related with Boston University, had their information available on the web for an estimated 10 months. A network administrator working for a nonprofit medical research foundation came across the documents on the web and immediately contacted the Boston University ROTC offices to notify them of the data breach. This was on Friday, July 28th.

There is a current investigation in place to determine who had access to the files and to find the person responsible for transferring the files and making them public.

The Boston University ROTC is currently contacting those who may have been affected, and information on protecting your identity is being included in these letters to assist those in identity theft protection services.