University of Idaho Issues ID Alert

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Three University of Idaho desktop computers were stolen from the school’s Advancement Services office over the holidays. A press release has been issued by the university to warn over 331k people.

The investigation revealed that six months prior to the theft the computer hard drives contained datasets with names, addresses and Social Security numbers for approximately 70,000 individuals. As a precaution, the University of Idaho is making a broad public notification about the computer theft to approximately 331,800 individuals. The larger number represents the total number of individuals whose information may have been accessed by Advancement Services as part of the office’s work.

Anyone affected by the breach can call the school’s hotline at: (866) 351-1860. More information about the breach can be found at their special website: http://www.identityalert.uidaho.edu

Written by MCruz on January 15th, 2007 with no comments.
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