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WAVY-TV reports.

Tidewater Community College announces major data breach

HAMPTON ROADS, Va. (WAVY) – Thousands of employees at Tidewater Community College have had their personal data stolen following a “serious” security breach announced Friday.

“We’ve just been focused on the employees that are affected and setting up services for them,” said Marian Anderfuren, a spokesperson for the college.

Earlier this month, a hacker impersonated a TCC employee via email, and requested that another TCC employee send W-2 data from 2015, according to Anderfuren.

That file, which contained the names, social security numbers and wage data for 3,193 employees, was sent.

“I’m just kind of worried now. If it’s happening here, it’s happening everywhere and I mean, at least I thought here, it would be a little bit more secure,” said Benjamin Cason, a long-time TCC employee.