[Dataloss] CA: Burglars steal Oakland school computers storing personal data

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http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/09/03/MN8F12NM56.DTL

Thieves stole 10 desktop computers containing employees' personal 
information Tuesday night from the Oakland school district's main office 
on 2nd Avenue, district official said today.

The computers were located in the 2nd floor Human Resources Department and 
appear to be the only equipment stolen.

The burglary is believed to have occurred at about 11 p.m., with the 
suspects scaling a rear wall and using wire cutters to get through a metal 
window screen, said district spokesman Troy Flint. Workers arriving this 
morning discovered the theft.

Most of the equipment stolen were Dell desktop hard drives. District 
officials were still determining what information was on each computer, 
but said that they contained personal information provided to the district 
when employees are hired. It was unknown today how many employees' records 
were on the computers.

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