Indiana State University
[UPDATE1] Stolen Laptop Contains Indiana State University Student Information
Quick Facts
- Date: 7/15/2008
- Institution: Indiana State University
- Type of Incident: Theft
- Number Exposed: 2,500
- Source: ESI
- Abstract Source: The Tribune-Star
- Update1 Source: WLFI
Abstract
Indiana State University is working to alert more then 2,500 current and former students about the theft of a laptop containing student information. The laptop, stolen from an economics professor while traveling in southern Indiana, contained students names, grades, e-mail addresses, student ID numbers (after 2003) and Social Security numbers (up to 2003) for students that had taken economics classes between 1997 and spring semester 2008. According to the university, there is no evidence of any identity theft but the university urges affected students to place fraud alerts on their credit reports.
Update1
Indiana State University officials announced that the stolen laptop has been returned to the professor six days after it was stolen. The laptop was mailed back to the university by an anonymous individual along with several other personal items that were taken. According to ISU spokesman Dave Taylor, the password-protected computer showed that none of its data had been accessed. However, the university is still notifying students as a precaution.
