Auburn exposes personal information on the internet.

[aujeff11 6,243]

I just read this article three days ago on Al.com and yesterday I received a letter from Auburn indicating my personal information may have been breached. I'd like to know if anybody else on here received a letter. I never went to Auburn because I was wanting to do business school at the other school plus I followed a sweet heart there ( which ended up being a stupid decision.)

Auburn says people who didn't apply to university had personal data exposed on website

A few days ago, North Carolina native Lyndsay Medlin received a letter stating some of her personal information may have been inadvertently accessible to the public on Auburn University's website.

Medlin, now studying at the University of Virginia School of Law, was confused because she never attended Auburn. She didn't even apply there. Neither did three of her classmates who also received letters.

"We didn't apply, we didn't send our SAT/ACT scores, we have nothing to do with Auburn, and we're angry," Medlin told AL.com

Auburn University confirmed on April 3 that a "data security incident"could have exposed an estimated 364,012 current, former and prospective students' personal information, including name, address and Social Security number on its website.

The university, however, didn't make it clear prospective students who didn't apply for admission to the institution could be victims.

"We have received inquiries from individuals wondering how their information was included in our IT system, because they did not attend or apply to Auburn," Auburn University spokesman Mike Clardy confirmed to AL.com. "We are doing our best to respond to these individual inquiries, but do not always have the detail available to give specific answers."

He said the estimated number of those affected released by the university last week does include current and former students and applicants and non-applicants, and the records spanned an unspecified range of years.

Auburn University said in a statement that it learned on March 2 that some records stored on one of the university's servers mistakenly became accessible online between Sept. 1, 2014, and March 2, 2015.

The records included: name, address, email address, birth date, Social Security number and academic information.

The university hasn't made it clear where the personal data may have been accessible on its website.

The exposure resulted from configuration issues with a new device installed to replace a broken server. After securing the server, the university says it implemented additional network security measures.

Anyone affected was notified by mail and offered two free years of credit monitoring and identity protection and restoration services.

"We have informed callers of the ways their information may have been included in our system, including information received from testing organizations," Clardy said. "Like most universities, we obtain information from the ACT and SAT organizations for recruitment purposes so we can send information to admissions prospects. This is separate from the records we also receive from the SAT and ACT as a part of admissions applications."

Medlin said she doesn't understand how the university received her personal information. The College Board and ACT "absolutely denied" sending her information to Auburn, she said.

"While I opted into a scholarships search program, Social Security numbers are not part of that," she said.

Medlin said Auburn won't confirm if they have her Social Security number and what may have been accessible on the website.

"(Auburn officials) haven't told me anything more than the official press release indicates which is why I'm baffled," she said. "They won't tell me anything."

Medlin said the university confirmed to her friend that his Social Security number may have been exposed.

A confidential assistance telephone line was set up to provide additional information about the incident, security tips and resources are being made available online.

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[AUDub 11,136]

I got the letter the other day.

[AUDub 11,136]

Also, Aubren?

[aujeff11 6,243]

Also, Aubren?

oops

Maybe a mod can edit that for me.

[aujeff11 6,243]

I got the letter the other day.

Are you going to activate the activation code that the letter gave you? Or are you not worried about it?

[AUDub 11,136]

I got the letter the other day.

Are you going to activate the activation code that the letter gave you? Or are you not worried about it?

Planning to activate it tomorrow. Got good credit and I want to keep it that way.

[aujeff11 6,243]

I got the letter the other day.

Are you going to activate the activation code that the letter gave you? Or are you not worried about it?

Planning to activate it tomorrow. Got good credit and I want to keep it that way.

Good to hear. I check my score at least twice a year regardless, but I guess I can use the extra protection on my personal information since my information may have been breached.

[AUTUmike 79]

I wonder when companies, or institutions, that inadvertently release or have data stolen will start to financially compensate "victims." I have free credit monitoring from Target's breach a few years ago, so I was able to turn down Home Depot's offer of credit monitoring (and I'll do the same if I receive a letter from Auburn or from AT&T). I realize that nowadays people can hack pretty much anything they desire, but I do think the companies should have to do more than provide crappy credit monitoring services.