[STDS-802-11] Fw: [802SEC] news release from IEEE 802 participants should be aware of regarding
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From: "Paul Nikolich" <paul.nikolich@xxxxxxx>
To: <STDS-802-SEC@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2012 3:43 PM
Subject: [802SEC] news release from IEEE 802 participants should be aware of
regarding
Dear EC members,
Please pass along the below information to your participants regarding the
privacy of some IEEE user IDs and passwords that may have been
compromised.
I haven't received any specific guidance from the IEEE at this time, but I
believe it would be prudent to change your IEEE login password, I did.
Regards,
--Paul
http://www.ieee.org/about/news/2012/25september_2_2012.html
News releases
IEEE Statement on Security Incident
25 September 2012 -- IEEE has become aware of an incident regarding
inadvertent access to unencrypted log files containing user IDs and
passwords. We have conducted a thorough investigation and the issue has
been addressed and resolved. We are in the process of notifying those who
may have been affected.
IEEE takes safeguarding the private information of our members and
customers very seriously. We regret the occurrence of this incident and
any inconvenience it may have caused.
Contact
Francine Tardo
1 732 465 5865
f.tardo@xxxxxxxx
Rodney Spady
1 732 562 6822
r.b.spady@xxxxxxxx
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