The University of North Carolina at Charlotte said financial data and Social Security numbers were exposed Two issues exposed financial data and Social Security numbers for 350,000 people, although it is thought the information has not been abused, the University of North Carolina at Charlotte said.The university said in a statement earlier this week that it has fixed both problems, one of which lasted three months and the other more than a decade. It blamed a system misconfiguration and incorrect access settings for the exposures, which also involved names and addresses of people who had done transactions with the university.“The university has no reason to believe that any information from either of these incidents was inappropriately accessed or that information was used for identity theft or other crime,” it said. The problems were discovered by university staff. State and federal regulatory and law enforcement agencies have been contacted, the university said. It encouraged people who are concerned to place a free fraud alert with the major credit rating agencies and report fraudulent activity to the police and the university.Send news tips and comments to jeremy_kirk@idg.com Related content brandpost Sponsored by SAP Generative AI’s ‘show me the money’ moment We’re past the hype and slick gen AI sales pitches. Business leaders want results. By Julia White Nov 30, 2023 5 mins Artificial Intelligence brandpost Sponsored by Zscaler How customers capture real economic value with zero trust Unleashing economic value: Zscaler's Zero Trust Exchange transforms security architecture while cutting costs. By Zscaler Nov 30, 2023 4 mins Security brandpost Sponsored by SAP A cloud-based solution to rescue millions from energy poverty Aware of the correlation between energy and financial poverty, Savannah Energy is helping to generate clean, competitively priced electricity across Africa by integrating its old systems into one cloud-based platform. By Keith E. Greenberg, SAP Contributor Nov 30, 2023 5 mins Digital Transformation feature 8 change management questions every IT leader must answer Designed to speed adoption and achieve business outcomes, change management hasn’t historically been a strength of IT orgs. It’s time to flip that script by asking hard questions to hone change strategies. By Stephanie Overby Nov 30, 2023 10 mins Change Management Change Management IT Operations Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe