Courserians, we are writing about a topic we take very seriously – user privacy. As some of you may have seen, Stanford instructor and security expert Jonathan Mayer, who teaches a course on Learning Platform, recently uncovered some security vulnerabilities in the Learning Platform website.
Before we go into any details, let us emphasize the most important points:
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Critical Information Kept Private – At no time were learner credit cards, personal information, or course performance data available to unauthorized personnel.
Limited Information Available to Instructors – Learner email addresses from all courses were potentially visible to instructors at our partner institutions who are teaching a Learning Platform-hosted course.
Risk of Third-Party Malware – Individual learner enrollment information (specifically, a list of the courses a learner is taking) was potentially available if the learner went to a site running malware. Malware running on a separate site poses a security risk for most online services, and everyone should be careful when using an unfamiliar website.
No Evidence that Learner Data was Exposed – In our investigation, we have found no reason to believe that these vulnerabilities were abused.
Security Vulnerabilities are Now Resolved – These security gaps have already been fully addressed. We took immediate action as soon as Dr. Mayer brought this to our attention.
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