A class-action suit has been filed against Clackamas Community College that alleges the school stored private student information on an insecure server, leading to a data breach last fall.
The suit, filed in federal court in Portland, accuses the college of failing to safeguard students’ sensitive information, including names, dates of birth, tax identification numbers, passport numbers, financial accounts and health information.
It alleges the breach occurred because the college stored students’ private information in an unencrypted, internet-accessible environment…