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[privacy] Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corp. Reports Data Loss for 1.3M Borrowe rs


From: "Fergie" <fergdawg () netzero net>
Date: Wed, 31 May 2006 17:48:26 GMT

Via The Austin Business Journal.

[snip]

Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corp. says it lost a piece of equipment May 24 containing the names and Social Security 
numbers of about 1.3 million borrowers.

The loss occurred when a company TG contracted to prepare a document management system lost the piece of equipment. The 
company, Hummingbird Ltd. notified TG of the loss May 26.

The amount of data lost represents about 10 percent of TG's borrowers.

[snip]

More:
http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/stories/2006/05/29/daily11.html

Via TGSLC:
http://www.tgslc.org/newsroom/news/2006/press060530.cfm

- ferg


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