EDUCAUSE Statement on Server Breach

[Valerie Vogel <vvogel () EDUCAUSE EDU>]

Please review the statement below; contact information for inquiries is provided at the conclusion.

February 19, 2013 - Garth Jordan, Vice President, Operations, of EDUCAUSE, issued the following statement with regard 
to a recent breach of EDUCAUSE servers by an unauthorized third party.

      "On February 5th, EDUCAUSE discovered that the server that maintains the .edu domain information and our member 
profile information was breached. The breach may have compromised .edu domain passwords and information contained in 
individual EDUCAUSE website profiles, including names, titles, e-mail addresses, usernames, and passwords. Based on our 
investigation to date, we do not believe the breach included access to credit card data, financial accounts, or other 
sensitive information.

      "EDUCAUSE took immediate steps to contain this breach and we are working with Federal law enforcement, 
investigators, and security experts to make sure this incident is properly addressed. Additional security measures have 
been implemented to help prevent any future occurrences.
      "As a precaution, we are proceeding as though all individual EDUCAUSE website profiles and all .edu domain 
holders might have been impacted. We have notified via email all .edu domain holders and all individuals with website 
profiles about the breach and requested that they change their passwords. All that is required from those impacted by 
this breach is a password re-set.
      "The threat of a breach is a constant business concern; no organization is immune from these illegal and harmful 
activities. Therefore, our priority remains ensuring the security and privacy of our members, domain holders, and 
everyone who relies on our services."

*       For help with EDUCAUSE website profile password changes, please contact EDUCAUSE Member Services at info () 
educause edu<mailto:info () educause edu> or +1-303-449-4430.
*       For help with .edu domain password changes, please contact EDUCAUSE Member Services at edu () educause 
edu<mailto:edu () educause edu> or +1-303-449-4805.
*       For media inquiries, please contact Pete Boyle, Senior Vice President for Lipman Hearne, at pboyle () 
lipmanhearne com<mailto:pboyle () lipmanhearne com> or +1-202-536-8088.


Thank you,
Valerie

Valerie Vogel Program Manager

EDUCAUSE<http://www.educause.edu/>
Uncommon Thinking for the Common Good
direct: 202.331.5374 | main: 202.872.4200 | twitter: @HEISCouncil | educause.edu<http://www.educause.edu/>