And yes…still another example of a laptop with clear text personally identifiable information (PII) being stolen.
Villanova University confirmed on 11/2 that a laptop with information about 1,200 of their students and staff members, along with other individuals not part of Villanova, was stolen from their auto insurer, Hilb, Rogal & Hobbs in September. Notifications went out to the involved individuals on October 26.
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Computer Stolen from Insurance Provider Has Personal Information About 1,200 Villanova University students and staff members
Tuesday, November 7th, 2006Broadcasting Company Laptop With Employee Personal Information Stolen
Friday, November 3rd, 2006The Boston Herald reported a laptop “holding Social Security numbers of current and former staffers was stolen out of Greater Media’s Philadelphia offices.”
Greater Media is offering credit monitoring to the impacted individuals “if staffers sign up by the end of the year.”
Another U.S. Veterans Affairs Computer Stolen: This One With Personal Information About 1,600 Vets
Friday, November 3rd, 2006Thursday, 11/2, the VA confirmed a computer containing data about 1,600 U.S. military veterans was stolen from their Manhatten hospital.
According to the report, it was stolen from “a locked room in a locked hallway at the VA hospital. The theft occurred Sept. 6, but VA officials sent out a letter to veterans only within the past two weeks. The personal data of about 1,600 people was on the computer’s hard drive. It was the third theft of personal data from a VA facility in less than a year.”
