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U of C Student Information Compromised

Posted by Zonk on from the watch-your-permissions-kids dept.

fhqwhgads writes "SFTP access to the University of Chicago's web server has been temporarily blocked as Networking Services and Information Technology (NSIT) responds to 'the discovery by a campus web developer that files containing social security numbers were located on a portion of a public server that could be accessed by web developers not associated with the site.' The Chicago Maroon is reporting that this was done without escalation of privileges, and that some files were accessible from the internet."

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  1. Google Search!! by TubeSteak · · Score: 3, Informative
    Uni & Colleges are notorious for their insecure networks.
    They practically bleed information.

    http://www.google.com/search?q=site:edu

    You can dig up SSN's, passwords, and various other juicy tidbits.

    College mailing lists are also nice treasure trove. They tend to be publicly archived, but the people mailing stuff out don't seem to be aware of the fact.

    They're also a good read just for the intra-office drama.

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