On November 29 , 2011 , Trident detected an unsuccessful attempt by an unidentified person to access a database containing usernames and passwords for current and former student accounts . No other information was contained in the database . The company permanently removed the database from the network and engaged in an external forensic team to assess the nature of the incident . The investigation did not find any evidence that someone successfully obtain access to the database and , based on a review of the available volume history for November and December 2011 , there was no unusual market activity to indicate inappropriate access to student accounts . Not only is there no evidence that any students information was accessed by an unauthorized person , Trident is not aware of any reports that student account information has been misused as a result of this incident . However , because student accounts contained names , addresses , dates of birth , and often Social Security numbers , the company is notifying all students whose username and password work in the targeted database and offering them one year of free credit monitoring . ;