22nd May, 2018 By John E Dunn
A web server set up by an enterprising student for a conference in 2004 and then forgotten about has left the University of Greenwich nursing a £120,000 ($160,000) fine from Britain’s Information Commissioner (ICO).
Forgetting about a web server isn’t generally a good idea, but this was a particularly dangerous oversight because it had been linked to a database containing the personal data of 19,500 University staff, students, alumni, and conference attendees.
The data also included more intimate personal data of 3,500 people covering learning difficulties, staff sickness, food allergies, and extenuating circumstances put forward by students during their studies.
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Server? What server? Site forgotten for 12 years attracts hacks, fines
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