[Vision2020] Theft at UI

[J Ford]

KREM.com reports:


MOSCOW, Idaho -- Three desktop computers have disappeared from the 
University of Idaho’s Advancement Services office – and now school officials 
say the personal data of alumni, donors, employees and students may be in 
danger.

Three desktop computers were recently stolen from the University of Idaho.

UI says someone stole the computers – and an internal investigation shows 
that as many as 70,000 social security numbers, names and addresses may be 
stored on the hard drives.

There is currently no evidence any of the data has been misused. The 
computers are still missing.

The school says it will notify more than 331,000 people who may have been 
exposed – with those people living in the state of Idaho receiving an 
e-mail, and out-of-state folks will receive notice by US Mail.

“We deeply regret this incident and the worry and inconvenience it may 
cause, but we want to assure donors, alumni, students and employees that the 
University of Idaho is strengthening its processes for securing and storing 
our sensitive data,” University President Tim White said in a prepared 
statement.

The computers went missing over the Thanksgiving weekend – and school 
officials notified Moscow police, who forwarded the case on to the Latah 
County Sheriff’s Office.  Law enforcement officials asked the school to 
delay notifying those potentially affected.

      Univ. of Idaho's special ID theft website

ID theft hotline: (866) 351-1860



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