Hackers broke into Northwest Florida State College’s computer system and stole confidential information of nearly 300,000 students statewide and the school’s president. Names, Social Security numbers, birthdates, ethnicity and gender for any student statewide who was eligible for Florida’s popular Bright Futures scholarships for the 2005-06 and 2006-07 school years. The school notified the public on Monday about the breach, which was discovered during an internal review from Oct. 1 through Oct. 5. Local, state and federal agencies are investigating the incident.
Source: https://thehackernews.com/2012/10/300000-confidential-records-breached-at_12.html