Theft

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[Update1]Financial Aid Computers Stolen From Albright College

Submitted by Adam Dodge on Wed, 2011-04-13 19:33

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Albright College recently announced the possible breach of personal information following the theft of computers containing personal information. The computers, stolen from the college's Financial Aid Office in February, contained names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers and account information on as many as 10,000 current students, prospective students, former students, faculty and staff. According to Albright Vice President for Enrollment Management Gregory E. Eichhorn, the theft may also affect parents, spouses or joint account holders as well. In response to the theft, Albright Public Safety has increased evening and weekend patrols and the college's Information Technology Services are working with departments to reduce the amount of confidential information retained on desktops. The college is working with the Reading Police Department, the County District Attorney's Office and the FBI. Crime Alert Berks County has setup a hotline - 877-373-9913 - for individuals that have more information regarding the theft and is offering up to a $5000 reward for information leading to an arrest.

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One of the two computers stolen from Albright College has been recovered by State Police. The suspect in the theft appears to have stolen the computers to fund a drug habit and was not after the information on the device. The recovered laptop appears to contain most of the sensitive and personal information exposed by the theft. According to Sgt. Raymond Guth, there does not appear to be any evidence that the information on the recovered drive had been compromised by the theft.

Stolen Computer Contains NYU Langone Patient Data

Submitted by Adam Dodge on Tue, 2011-03-29 17:29

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New York University Langone Medical Center recently announced that patient information may be at risk following the theft of a computer from a physician's office. The computer, used for research and stolen from the NYU School of Medicine Faculty Group Practice on January 27, contained the names, diagnosis, results of diagnostic tests, and clinical information gathered during office visits on 653 patients between April 1999 and September 2008. An additional 26 letters were sent to individuals whose medical record numbers, home addresses, dates of birth, occupation and, in two cases, Social Security numbers may have been contained on the computer. A suspect in the theft has been arrested but the stolen computer was not recovered at the time. NYU Langone has setup a hotline - 1-877-698-2333 - to help provide more information to those affected by the theft.

Stolen Midlands Tech Flash Drive Contains Personal Information

Submitted by Adam Dodge on Thu, 2011-03-10 18:36

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Midlands Technical College recently notified employees after the theft a flash drive containing sensitive information. The flash drive, stolen from the college's human resource office, contained HR data on 500 employees. The flash drive was later returned to the college, but it did not contain any of the information that was on the drive when it was stolen. According to Midland's Director of Human Resources and Legal Counsel Crystal Rookard the individual responsible for taking the drive indicated they did not open or view any of the files on the drive. As a precaution, Midlands is offering one year of credit monitoring to affected employees.

Stolen USB Drive Contained Information on Current, Former Western Michigan University Students And Staff

Submitted by Adam Dodge on Tue, 2011-03-08 19:29

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Western Michigan University recently began sending out notifications after a staff member discovered a USB drive was missing. The drive, used for backups in an unnamed WMU department, contained the names, addresses, student ID numbers and Social Security Numbers on hundreds of current and former faculty, staff and students. The drive was discovered missing on January 25 and, according to WMU spokesperson Cheryl Roland, the university is not sure if the drive was stolen or lost. The individuals affected by this incident have been offered 12 months of free credit monitoring. WMU's Public Safety department has investigated the incident but were unable to locate the missing drive.

Student Information Contained on Stolen Warner Pacific College Laptop

Submitted by Adam Dodge on Wed, 2011-01-19 05:39

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Warner Pacific College is working to notify students after a laptop containing personal information was stolen. The laptop, stolen on January 3 from the home of an employee, contained the names, addresses, dates of birth, phone numbers and Social Security number of 1,536 students. Warner Pacific is offering those affected twelve months of credit monitoring at no cost. In addition, Warner Pacific plans to implement encryption on personally assigned, college-owned laptops.

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