Emory University Data Breach (2013)

Emory University has suffered yet another data breach. Individuals who have an Emory University online account are advised to change their passwords. According to a statement published on Emory’s website, security consultants and law enforcement are investigating the “information technology infrastructure” breach. Because of the ongoing investigations, no details have been made available. “We are not aware at this time of any protected health information or Social Security numbers being compromised. We do not have any indication at this time that Emory Healthcare IT systems have been affected,” the statement reads. The organization claims that its systems are hit by a large number of attack attempts each day. “In recent months, a number of large organizations have reported attacks involving their information systems. Preliminary indications are that the breach at Emory bears many similarities to these incidents,” Emory representatives stated.