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EMU Security Advisory: Compromised Login Details Reported

Calendar Sep 07, 2010 • User Avatar Anthony Pell
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Eastern Michigan University officials said this morning that a security breach discovered Saturday has compromised login information for students and staff. But the area breached did not contain Social Security numbers, birth dates, or personal banking information. Walter Kraft, EMU vice president of communications, said in an e-mail to the campus community this morning that EMU has thus far received no reports of issues related to the breach.

The security breach occurred about 11:30 p.m. Friday, according to the e-mail, and was discovered Saturday by the school

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