The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports that Penn State has begun the process of notifying nearly 30,000 individuals that their personally identifiable information (PII), including Social Security numbers, may have been compromised as a result of three separate malware infections discovered in late December. The school said it has no evidence that the individual or organization behind the malware gained access to the PII, but has decided to notify as a precautionary measure. "We do not have any indication that it was accessed by unauthorized parties. We prefer to err on the side of caution," said spokesperson Annemarie Mountz. The event was the second known breach at Penn State in 2009.
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