De Anza College
Another Laptop Containing Student Information Stolen
Quick Facts
- Date: 9/7/2007
- Institution: De Anza College
- Type of Incident: Theft
- Number Affected: 4,375
- Source: Pogo Was Right
- Abstract Source: San Jose Mercury News
Abstract
De Anza College is warning a number of students that the recent theft of a De Anza laptop might place them at risk for identity theft. The laptop, stolen from the home of a math professor, contained information on 4,375 students including names and some Social Security numbers. According to De Anza officials, however, both the laptop and the student information are password-protected, but there is no information on the type of pass-word protection or if encryption was used as well. De Anza officials have sent letters and e-mails to all affected students, but fear that the college's contact information may be out of date. De Anza urges any student that took a mathematics class between 1991 and 2003 as well as between 2005 and the present to e-mail Kathleen Moberg, Dean of Admissions and Records, or call (408) 864-8292 to determine if they are affected by this theft.
