Executive Summary

A data breach exposed student ID numbers that also serve as keys for dorm doors, classroom badge readers, lab access, and building automation systems. The compromised database links digital credentials to physical access, creating a single point of failure for campus security.

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Intelligence Metadata - Source Publisher: DataBreaches.net - Published Date: 2026-09-03T20:27:57+00:00 - Category: data-breaches

Original Description: Kumar Sokka reports: At many institutions, the student ID number exposed in a data breach is the same number that unlocks dorm doors, sits behind classroom badge readers, controls laboratory access, and authenticates into building automation systems. The badge in a student’s wallet is keyed to that database. When that database is compromised, every physical... Source

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