[...] Salem State University Says Data Breach Could Have Affected 25KSalem State University is warning 25,000 current and former students and staff that their social security numbers may be in the wrong hands. [...]

[...] A data breach occurred recently at Salem State University. The university is warning that 25,000 current and former students as well as staff may have been victims of a data breach. Social security numbers stored on school drives may have been exposed due to a virus. The school notified those affected on March 11 that a virus had been detected on a computer drive in February. While Salem State representatives noted that they do not know if any personal data was compromised, they are acting proactively and offering free identification protection services to those affected. Read the full story. [...]