Laptop with data stolen from University of Connecticut
A laptop computer was stolen from the West Hartford campus containing the names and Social Security numbers of 10,174 applicants, many of whom were selected for consideration to attend the regional campus.
WEST HARTFORD, Connecticut (New Haven Register) August 19, 2010 -- University of Connecticut officials are investigating the theft of a laptop computer from its West Hartford campus that contains the names and Social Security numbers of 10,174 applicants, many of whom were selected for consideration to attend the regional campus.
This is the second incident of a missing laptop with sensitive information made public this week. The state attorney general is investigating the theft of a laptop from the Yale School of Medicine that contained clinical health information for approximately 1,000 patients.
UConn officials said the theft of its laptop, which was being kept in a storage cabinet at the West Hartford campus information technology department, was discovered August 3.
They said steps have been taken to prevent unauthorized access to the university through this computer, and there is no indication it was stolen for the purpose of identify theft.
Link: http://www.westhartfordnews.com/articles/2010/08/19/news/doc4c6d6ca4879e4991899745.txt
Source: DHS Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report
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