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Data Breach Alert: Stolen laptop leaves thousands of Connecticut State students exposed
April 17th, 2008 - Posted by Joe
About 3400 current and former students of the Connecticut State University system were exposed to potential identity theft when a laptop containing their personal information, including names and social security numbers, was stolen from a vendor of the school system.
The computer did have password protection although the files including the sensitive student data were not encrypted in any way. The breach affected certain students that attended Central, Eastern, Southern and Western Connecticut Universities between September 2001 and December 2004.
Those students impacted in the data breach have been contacted. We strongly suggest that anyone involved in this or other similar data breach consider using an identity theft protection service. Read our guide to identity theft protection services to learn more.
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