Los Angeles
Theft Puts Student, Faculty Identities At Risk
Quick Facts
- Date: 11/28/2006
- Institution: California State, Los Angeles
- Type of Incident: Theft
- Number Affected: 2,534
- Source: Attrition.org
- Abstract Source: CBS2/KCAL9
Abstract
Cal State, L.A. officials recently contacted over 2,500 students, applicants and faculty members and informed these individuals that their identities are at risk. A USB drive containing names, Social Security numbers, campus ID numbers, e-mail address and phone numbers of individuals in the university's teacher credential program was in a purse stolen from a Cal State, L.A. employee's car. According to university officials, it is not known whether or not the thief has accessed this information, but the university is concerned about student identification safety and preventing such an incident from occurring in the future. The university has urged student to contact the major credit bureaus and has also setup a set up a toll-free calling center at (800) 883-4029 and a Web site, www.calstatela.edu/usbincident.
