Organization Overview: Cornell University

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Cornell University (pronounced /k?r?n?l/) is a private university located in Ithaca, New York, USA, that is a member of the Ivy League. Cornell was founded in 1865 by Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White as a coeducational, non-sectarian institution where admission was offered irrespective of religion or race. Its founders intended that the new university would teach and make contributions in all fields of knowledge—from the classics to the sciences and from the theoretical to the applied. These ideals, unconventional for the time, are captured in Cornell's motto, an 1865 Ezra Cornell quotation: "I would found an institution where any person can find instruction in any study." Following the spirit of its motto, Cornell offers curricula in traditional liberal arts studies as well as in...

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ID: 177: 900 individuals notified regarding possible breach

  • Date: 2005-12-02
  • Records Lost: 900
  • Source: Outside
  • Submitted by: admin
  • Location: US
  • Organizations: Cornell University

ID: 1359: Lost laptop contained personal data exposing names and SSN

  • Date: 2007-01-24
  • Records Lost: 122
  • Source: Outside
  • Submitted by: kirniki
  • Location: Detroit MI, US
  • Organizations: Cornell University

ID: 2154: Stolen computer containing 45,277 names and Social Security numbers of current and former students, faculty and staff

  • Date: 2009-06-23
  • Records Lost: 45,277
  • Source: Outside
  • Submitted by: kirniki
  • Location: Ithaca NY, US
  • Organizations: Cornell University

ID: 2405: Computer infected with virus / malware may have exposed personal information

  • Date: 2008-03-04
  • Records Lost: 2,300
  • Source: Outside
  • Submitted by: altonius
  • Location: Ithaca NY, US
  • Organizations: Cornell University

ID: 2406: Stolen laptop contained personal information

  • Date: 2006-12-07
  • Records Lost: 210
  • Source: Outside
  • Submitted by: altonius
  • Location: New York NY, US
  • Organizations: Cornell University

ID: 2407: Stolen Computer contained personal information

  • Date: 2008-03-04
  • Records Lost: 1,100
  • Source: Outside
  • Submitted by: altonius
  • Location: New York NY, US
  • Organizations: Cornell University

ID: 2408: Compromised computer had data gathering tools

  • Date: 2007-09-14
  • Records Lost: 12
  • Source: Outside
  • Submitted by: altonius
  • Location: New York NY, US
  • Organizations: Cornell University

ID: 2409: Stolen computer contained personal information

  • Date: 2008-02-18
  • Records Lost: 195
  • Source: Outside
  • Submitted by: altonius
  • Location: Ithaca NY, US
  • Organizations: Cornell University

ID: 2497: Stolen computer exposes names, birth dates and Social Security numbers

  • Date: 2007-09-14
  • Records Lost: 12
  • Source: Outside
  • Submitted by: kirniki
  • Location: Ithaca NY, US
  • Organizations: Cornell University

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