Purdue University

Personal information of 26,598 prospective Purdue students found its way to a parent of a possible student.

The file with the personal information was mistakenly sent to a parent of prospective student.

The information was not improperly accessed or used given the prompt and thorough cooperation of the recipient and the limited nature of the disclosure.

When the parent received the file, he or she immediately contacted Purdue and cooperated with the university to destroy the file without any further breaches.

Source: https://www.jconline.com/story/news/local/purdue/2018/07/12/purdue-data-breach-exposes-personal-info-26-k-prospective-students/780711002/

"id": "PUR2335101122",
"linkid": "purdue-university",
"type": "Data Leak",
"date": "07/2018",
"severity": "50",
"impact": "1",
"explanation": "Attack without any consequences"