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Student Discovers Security Breach Leak Has Students Scared neWs neWs neWs neWs Flap over npr firing Guide dog etiquette Video production maniac election reactions radio host Juan Williams lost his elizabeth heckenberger tells us Bucks student Davron mananov Campus weary about the job over what has been labeled a what to do in the presence of a makes short films every day for republicans taking control over racist remark guide dog an entire year the house of representatives ▷5 ▷6 ▷7 ▷8 Bucks County Community College The week of November 9, 2010 Volume: 47 Issue: 4 bucks-news.com student discovers security breach Leak has students scared By: Christopher Wirth Centurion Staff Students were outraged and frightened following an inci- dent where private student information, including social security numbers, was leaked from a Bucks server and accessed by a search engine. Social security numbers can be used to take out loans, apply for credit cards, and steal a per- son’s identity. This is Wendy Sovil, the student who found the breach PhoTo By ANNmArIe ely Students wanted to know how the leak could occur. Technology Services error exposes thousands of Bucks students’ personal information on Google “I don’t understand how this By: AnnmArie eLy dents have reported activity we continue to improve our usual,” said Sovil. “Then I could happen,” Karen Forth, Centurion Staff on their accounts. Security is systems.” saw ‘application.’ The email 19, a business administration following up with these stu- Wendy Sovil, 39, a liberal address was a Bucks email major from Feasterville said. Personal information includ- dents. Noble says that at this arts student from Upper Black address and in the summary I “Don’t they have security to ing names, social security time the activity does not eddy, discovered the problem saw my social security num- protect our identities? I numbers and birth dates from appear to be connected to the when she Googled her name ber. That’s when I clicked on thought my information was approximately 10,000 Bucks incident. on her home computer on the it.” safe when I gave it to Bucks.” students’ college applications Google indexed the records evening of oct. 13. on the “I thought, ‘oh my god this Forth received a letter in the was available for about a because of a mistake on the second page of her search is my life on paper for every- mail from Bucks that month on Google because of a part of a Technology Services results was an item titled one to see,” said Sovil. “If explained the incident. human error in Technology employee who was transfer- “application details.” someone wanted to steal my About 10,000 students may Services. The information was ring information from one Sovil and her husband own a identity they had the perfect have been affected by the leak. available on Google from server to another. few businesses and their opportunity.” Bucks sent out letters, e-mails, Sept. 13 through oct. 14. Noble says Technology neighbor is a police officer. Sovil says the Google item and even set up a hotline for Assistant Vice President of Services is taking the error Sovil’s neighbor told her that listed information from her people who may have been Information Technology very seriously. “We’re contin- it is always a good idea to college application including affected. Services Deborah Noble says uing to review the incident Google your name now and her full name, maiden name, “I’m outraged,” said Chris that of the approximately and the appropriate corrective then to see what comes up. “I social security number, stu- Dunkerley, 21, general educa- 10,000 applications only action will be in place,” said have a habit of doing since she dent number, birth date and tion major from Newtown. about 30 were actually clicked Noble. “There’s no indication suggested it,” said Sovil. “To former area of study. “This needs to be taken very on. It does not appear that any that it was done maliciously. see what’s out there.” She immediately reported seriously.” of the information has been We need to correct the action “I Googled my name, a used maliciously. Two stu- going forward and make sure bunch of stuff came up as ▷ Continued on page 2 ▷ Continued on page 2 ALso insiDe Buddhist monk Quidditch comes to Love Unscripted with teaches through art Bucks Dalia Dan Perez and Quidditch has our love expert Natasha harris been turned into a talks about hav- cover the making real game for the ing friends with of the mandala students at Bucks benefits pAGe 3 pAGe 8 pAGe 11 bucks-news.com [email protected] | our pictures: flickr.com/buckscenturion 2 neWs The week of November 9, 2010 students nervous about all the information that leaked ▷ Continued from page 1 major from levittown, also Kelly Pietrusewicz, 18, a some students wondered how Brook robertson, 18, an received a letter in the mail psychology major from the college would help them if english major from Irina l., 22, a chemistry from Bucks concerning the Warminster, said she was “Not their identity was stolen. Warminster, said, “There needs major from Trevose, and leak. “I don’t want my infor- to be more protection. Bucks Kaitlin V., 23, a biology major mation out there,” rightley needs to step up its security from langhorne, both refused said. “I want to know how and because this is not good. I’m to give their last names to the why this happened.” worried.” Centurion after hearing about Bucks has said the leak was many are questioning the the incident. “I was already the result of human error. way Bucks handles personal very protective of my personal “I don’t blame Bucks,” said information. information” V. said. “I’m Berdomas. “People should one student, honnah pissed off.” blame the person responsible, eichelberger, 19, a health and “I’m worried,” l. said as she although more care should physical education major from looked at V. and frowned. have been taken handling our Warminster, said, “It’s weird “I feel terrible,” said Craig information.” how they use my social securi- Berdomas, 19, a liberal arts Berdomas said that “It’s like ty number. major from langhorne. “I have leaving a box half open and “one time I had to log into a zero credit as is and that would walking away. People are computer on campus and they really screw me over if my going to look. It’s just human made me say my social securi- identity gets stolen.” nature.” ty number out loud,” many students demanded to Berdomas said the informa- surprised this happened at “Is Bucks going to reimburse eichelberger added. know who was responsible for tion should have never been Bucks. I hope no one takes my me if my credit gets ruined?” the accidental leak of private kept on a server that could be identity.” Dunkerley said. “I’m pissed information. hacked into, but should have Aside from a hotline set up off and I want to know what ryan rightley, 18, a fine arts been in paper files. by Bucks for those affected, Bucks is going to do about it.” personal information leaks at Bucks ▷ Continued from page 1 us throughout the day, actual- the information isn’t being being exposed are showing That’s all you can do.” ly my husband got some of the accessed. up. even though her informa- calls, telling us step-by-step Sovil is glad that she could on oct. 29 The Associated tion was exposed despite her the alarming discovery to (what was happening).” help other students. Press reported that informa- efforts to keep it safe, Sovil is Admissions. After emailing Sovil says Technology “I’m glad I was able to tion including social security not angry. She says Admissions, Sovil emailed her Services was able to track help,” said Sovil. “I stumbled numbers and grades for about Technology Services assured anatomy and physiology pro- who clicked on her informa- across it and I hope that they 40,000 former University of her that they are making fessor, Dr. Sullivan, for tion. were able to fix everything so hawaii students was available changes to improve the sys- advice. “Nobody else clicked on it that it doesn’t affect anyone online for nearly a year tem. “I had to make sure some- which was good to know,” else.” because of an error made by a “Accidents happen,” said one got this,” said Sovil. “I said Sovil. “It was neat what Sovil says she checked her faculty member. Sovil. “Computers aren’t per- thought, ‘well, Admissions is they could find out.” credit report and nothing has In Florida, on June 23 a stu- fect and neither are people.” who you give your informa- Sovil graduated from Bucks come up since the incident. dent doing a similar Google tion to,’ so that’s where I start- in ’92 with a degree in fine She plans to periodically keep search discovered that infor- ed. The professor said the arts. She reapplied two years checking. She says she is care- mation from six community same thing, that that’s where ago to pursue her goal of ful about giving out personal colleges was made public for he would start.” College officials reviewed becoming a nurse. She is plan- information, but there’s only five days. A missing laptop at which student records were Sovil’s email was forwarded ning to take the exam to get so much you can do. the University of Connecticut to Technology Services. The exposed. Students whose into the nursing program.
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