Data breach leads to loss of details of over 8, 300 P.K. Yonge employees, students

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http://www.endpoint-security.info/2010/09/02/pk-yonge-laptop-theft-8300-people-affected/

Data breach leads to loss of details of over 8,300 P.K. Yonge employees, 
students
September 2nd, 2010 by Agent Smith

A laptop computer stolen last month endangered the personal information of 
over 8,300 current and former students and employees of P.K. Yonge 
Development Research School, a kindergarten-through-grade-12 laboratory 
school affiliated with University of Florida's College of Education.

The files stored on the stolen laptop contained employee payroll, employee 
parking permit and student information dating back to 2000, along with 
names, Social Security numbers and, in some cases, Florida driver.s 
license numbers. PK Yonge officials have confirmed that no student 
academic or medical records, nor any credit card details, were on the 
computer.

The school has started an official mailing campaign with 841 letters 
already sent and more on the way, explaining to those affected by the 
breach that their information has been exposed by the theft.

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