The University of Chicago Medical Group has admitted that 1,300 of its patient files were hacked. That’s what the Chicago Sun-Times is reporting today. That follows the Advocate Medical Group’s reporting that over 4 million files were on four computers … Continue reading
As you might imagine, when I learned that McHenry County College software vendor Ellucian had sent Social Security numbers and other personal information to three junior colleges which MCC refused to identify (but you can discover here), I thought you … Continue reading
Don’t know why it took a Freedom of Information request to pry the information in the headline out of McHenry County College, but it did. An unrevealed number of Social Security numbers and other personal data of students and, it … Continue reading
A while ago, I filed a Freedom of Information request with McHenry County College with regard to the security breach by software vendor Ellucian. Among other things, I asked for documents that would tell how many student and employee records … Continue reading
Along with a couple of million other Chicago area residents, I received a letter from Advocate Medical Group’s Chief Medical Officer Dr. Kevin McCune today. Not being a recent student or employee of McHenry County College, I had to rely … Continue reading
A press release from McHenry County College: McHenry County College Notifies Individuals of Disclosure of Personal Information [August 13, 2013.Crystal Lake, IL] McHenry County College (MCC) has notified certain employees and students that their personal information was unintentionally shared with … Continue reading
When last night’s article about the sending of personal student information to three as yet unidentified junior colleges by McHenry County College software vendor Ellucian, I thought that was the limit of the security breach. It turns out it wasn’t. … Continue reading
A McHenry County College vendor sent student names, Social Security numbers and other personal information to three unidentified community colleges, according to letters sent to students dated July 31st. The vendor was Ellucian, which prides itself on “transparency” and describes … Continue reading
