Stolen Laptop Contains Rutgers Student Information
By Adam Dodge - Posted on January 23rd, 2007
Quick Facts
- Date: 1/23/2007
- Institution: Rutgers - Newark
- Type of Incident: Theft
- Number Affected: 200
- Source: Attrition.org
- Abstract Source: The Rutgers Observer
Abstract
Rutgers announced the theft of a laptop from the office a Rutgers - Newark political science associate professor. The laptop contained Social Security numbers on 200 Rutger - Newark students, along with grading and class information on an unspecified number of students. According to the associate professor, Gabriela Kutting, the laptop contained student information because the laptop was used to enter student grade information. Recently, Rutgers switched from using SSNs as student identifiers to an internal number. According to Rutgers officials this switch is the reason for the relatively small amount of Social Security numbers exposed.
Tagged: Newark
• Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
• 2007
• Attrition.org
• Educational Information
• Personally Identifying Information
• Social Security Numbers
• Theft
