Stolen USC Computer Might Contain Student, Staff, Faculty Information
Quick Facts
- Date: 6/9/2008
- Institution: University of South Carolina
- Type of Incident: Theft
- Number Affected: 7,000
- Source: ESI
- Abstract Source: The State
Abstract
The University of South Carolina is working to alert students, faculty and staff about the potential exposure of personal information after a Memorial Day weekend theft. A computer that could contain the personal information on 7,000 USC individuals, including 130 faculty members, was one of several items stolen over the Memorial Day weekend from an office in the university's Moore School of Business. According to a university spokesperson while the university has no evidence that personal information was accessed the university feels it has a responsibility to notify the individuals whose personal information was contained in the computer. Individuals affected include faculty and staff of the Moore School of Business as well as individuals enrolled in business courses last year.
Note: The link to the University of South Carolina has been updated. My apologies for the typo that caused the link to point to the University of Southern California. Thank you to Jackie Bannister for alerting me to the error.