Stolen UAMS Computer Contained Current, Former Employee Information
Quick Facts
- Date: 5/30/09
- Institution: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
- Type of Incident: Theft
- Number Affected: Thousands
- Source: DataBreaches.net
- Abstract Source: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Abstract
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) announced that it had recovered a stolen computer that contained employee personal information. The computer, stolen on May 18th by a UAMS worker, was used to create identification badges and contained the names and Social Security numbers of thousands of current and former student workers, staff members and contractors. According to UAMS officials, the individual to took the computer did not know about the personal information and that this sensitive information was protected by multiple passwords. UAMS is implementing changes that disallow the storage of sensitive information on desktop computers and will continue an existing project to deploy encryption across campus.
6/15/09 - Corrected small typo. Thanks to Allison Dolan for letting us know. - Adam
