Columbia U stolen laptops: 1400 current, former and prospective students' info exposed

[Chris Walsh <chris () cwalsh org>]

About 1,400 current, former and prospective students at Columbia  
University have been told that their personal information, including  
Social Security numbers, is vulnerable following a security breach.

The university said information about the students, as well as some  
current and past employees, was on three password-protected notebook  
computers that were stolen from a Columbia College office on Jan. 18.

Columbia said in a statement that all the affected students have been  
notified and been offered identity theft protection services.

A criminal investigation is underway.

(AP via http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local-beat/Laptops-with-PersonalIinfo-Stolen-from-Columbia-83204457.html)
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