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• Date: 4/24/2010
• Institution: University of South Carolina Beaufort
• Type of Incident: Theft
• Number Affected: 488
• Source: Data Loss DB
• Abstract Source: The Island Packet

Abstract
University of South Carolina Beaufort recently notified former students following the theft of a university laptop that may have contained personal information. The laptop, which belonged to the Office of Housing and Residence Life and was stolen from the house of an staff member's relative, at one time contained the names and Social Security numbers of 488 former students enrolled at USCB between 2005 and 2006. In the letter, university officials urged those affected to place an Initial Fraud Alert on their credit report. The theft is being investigated by the Atlanta Police Department as well as USCB's Division Of Law Enforcement and Safety.