[Vision2020] [Spam] Theft at UI

[lfalen]

There wer some computers stolen from the Ag. Sc building also.  Just before Christmas some friends of my wife had $2500  withdrawn from their  checking account and some from their savings account. After being hassled by their bank for a while, they were told that it was a banking error. One wonders if  really was related to the computer theft.

Roger
-----Original message-----
From: "J Ford" privatejf32 at hotmail.com
Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2007 00:41:20 -0800
To: vision2020 at moscow.com
Subject: [Spam] [Vision2020] Theft at UI

> 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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> J  :]
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