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A vendor doing work for Ohio State's student health insurance plan made the mistake. Only students enrolled in the school's insurance program from fall 2005 to summer 2006 are affected. Ohio State officials said the students' personal information has been deleted from Internet search engines and they haven't heard of any cases of identity theft related to the incident. Still, the school is offering 12 months of free credit protection for those affected. OSU officials became concerned when a small number of students said they had found their personal data on the Internet in September. Officials said the information was provided to a contractor to print student health ID cards and was never intended to be placed on an Internet-accessible server. The data included student names, Social Security numbers, addresses and coverage dates for those enrolled in the health insurance plan for three quarters in 2005-06. About 4,000 of the estimated 18,000 students affected are still enrolled at Ohio State. Ohio State sent a letter Monday to those affected apologizing for the incident. The school also has created a Web site and hotline. The Web site is http://www.studentlife.osu.edu/dataexposure. epyle@dispatch.com Story tools Print Story E-mail this story Search the Dispatch archive Subscribe Get our RSS headlines feeds Today’s Top Stories * Matta left to ponder a depleted roster * Street-racing case falls flat in court * OSU football notebook: Flights delay some players' arrivals * How the economy is reshaping sports * After '06 win, everyone knew who No. 33 was * Woman pleads guilty in husband's killing * Wife drops insanity plea, admits she killed her husband * Revival floated for Kingsdale Shopping Center * Vicious dogs get adopted, some say * Colt takes the reins 7-Day Metro & State news index Shopping Columbus logo Search Ads and Grocery + Local Coupons ____________ Go! 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