UF Data Breach
333,000 current and former dental patients of University of Florida had their information accessed in early October. The data breach was noticed on October third, but the college waited till now to release the information until they knew what the damage was and who would be affected by it. When the data breach was found the server was immediately disconnected from the network to prevent the intruder from accessing the data any further.
The Dean of the college of dentistry does not know why the intruder would want the files. So far there is not evidence that suggests the information has been used to steal anyone’s identity. Even though there is not evidence that the information has been used the college has sent out letters to the people affected by the data breach. The letter was meant to inform the victims of what happened and give them information on how to protect themselves from a possible identity theft.
The college of course takes this data breach very seriously and has taken steps to further strengthen their security measure to the server. The college said that there were 8,248 more patients on the server but they did not have recent addresses. By releasing the data beach to the public they hope it will track down the other potential victims.
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