[Dataloss] DC: 38, 000 Social Security Numbers Potentially Exposed After Theft

[lyger]

http://thehoya.com/node/15151

A hard drive containing the Social Security numbers of nearly 40,000 
Georgetown students, alumni, faculty and staff was reported stolen from 
the office of Student Affairs on Jan. 3, potentially exposing thousands of 
students to identity theft.

The external hard drive, located on the fifth floor of the Leavey Center, 
was used to back up a computer that contained billing information for 
various student services, including activities fees and student health 
insurance, according to David Lambert, vice president and chief 
information officer for University Information Services.

The university notified the Department of Public Safety, the Metropolitan 
Police Department and the U.S. Secret Service, which investigates possible 
misuse of private information, of the missing hard drive. The university 
has not learned of any reports of identity theft in the time since the 
hard drive's disappearance, Lambert said.

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