Educational Security Incidents (ESI)

Quick Facts

• Date: 7/24/08
• Institution: Hillsborough Community College
• Type of Incident: Theft
• Number Affected: 2,000
• Source: Pogo Was Right
• Abstract Source: Tampa Bay Online

Abstract
Hillsborough Community College is warning 2,000 staff members to monitor their bank accounts after the theft of a laptop containing staff information from a hotel parking lot. The laptop was used in as part of payroll project that involved names, Social Security numbers, bank-routing numbers and retirement information. According to the college spokesperson Ashley Carl, the programmer had deleted the information from the password-protected laptop prior to the theft. In the e-mail sent to staff, HCC vice president of information technology R. Bruce Judd asked that the affected individuals monitor their bank accounts and alert their banks and the college about any suspicious activity.