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Laptop stolen with student data, contained personal information of 3,400 CSU System pupils
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Apr 17, 08
Summary: The Connecticut State University System announced Wednesday a laptop computer that was stolen from a vendor contained the data of about 3,400 current and former students from the four state universities, including Western Connecticut State University. The computer was password-protected but contained unencrypted files with personally identifiable data, including names and Social Security numbers ...

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