Nathan McFeters reports on yet another laptop with sensitive data on it stolen – and this one is REALLY SCARY………..

LAST UPDATED: June 18, 2008.

Questions & Answers regarding a stolen laptop which contained restricted information about Stanford employees.

1. What happened?A laptop was stolen that contained records of approximately 62,000 current and former employees.* On June 5 we learned that it contained restricted information. Immediately upon learning of this situation, Stanford mobilized to identify contact information for the affected individuals and sent e-mail notification to current employees, including faculty and staff. We are mailing notification letters to the rest of the affected individuals.* Original estimates placed the number of affected individuals as high as 72,000. …

What data was on the laptop?

• Name, gender, date of birth
• Social Security number
• Salary, business title, office location, office phone number, and e-mail address while employed by Stanford
• Home address and phone number while employed by Stanford
• Stanford ID card number and Stanford employee number

There are no driver’s license numbers, credit card numbers, bank account numbers or other financial information in this file.

Well – thank god there was at least a few things that WEREN’T ON IT………..

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