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October 14, 2007

Data Breach at Montana State University: 1,400 People Affected

Montana State University issued a press release on October 12, 2007 regarding a data security breach possibly affecting 1,400 people "who enrolled online for MSU Extended University courses during the last two years."

MSU states they have encryption technology controls on the stored data which may have been exposed.  The exposed data may include credit card and social security numbers. 

MSU has setup a dedicated web site with more information on this incident at: http://eu.montana.edu/security/

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