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Sacred Heart University Suffers Data Breach

Posted on May 26, 2006 by Tom Fragala

CNET News.com has a story that says 135,000 people may have had their personal information stolen. The school posted a notice on their web site.

 The Fairfield, Conn.-based university said in the posting that it discovered the intrusion on May 8 and notified police and the FBI, which have launched investigations.  Television news channel WTNH reported Thursday that the school has notified about 135,000 people that their personal information, including Social Security numbers, may have been compromised. Some of the people notified, according to WTNH's report, have never been associated with Sacred Heart.