Metropolitan State College of Denver
Laptop Stolen from Metro State College Contains Student Social Security Numbers
Quick Facts
- Date: 3/2/2007
- Institution: Metropolitan State College of Denver
- Type of Incident: Theft
- Number Affected: 988
- Source: Attrition.org
- Abstract Source: CBS 4, Denver
Abstract
Metropolitan State College of Denver announced the theft of a laptop computer from the office of an Auraria Campus faculty member. This laptop contained class roster information for the faculty member's classes from fall 1999 through spring 2002. These rosters contained student names and Social Security Numbers. According to officials, Metropolitan State takes this breach very seriously and is making every attempt to contact the former student affected by this incident. To help answer questions these former students might have, Metropolitan State has created a website - www.mscd.edu/securityalert - and a toll-free number - 1-866-737-6622.
Stolen Laptop Used For Masters Work Contained 93,000 Student Records
Quick Facts
- Date: 3/3/2006
- Institution: Metropolitan State College of Denver
- Type of Incident: Theft of equipment
- Number Affected: 93,000
- Source: InfoSec News
- Abstract Source: ComputerWorld
Abstract
A laptop containing sensitive information on over 93,000 students was stolen from a Denver state college employee's home. The Metropolitan State College employee was using the student information to prepare a grant request and as part of the employee's master's degree thesis. All students who had registered for courses between the fall semester of 1996 and the summer semester of 2005 could be affected by this theft. While the college is notifying students of the potential exposure, a number of individuals are asking why this information was not encrypted as well as why an employee was allowed to use sensitive student information in a thesis.
