Jun 7, 2008 12:35 pm US/Pacific
Stanford Employees' Personal Info On Stolen Laptop
STANFORD (BCN) ―
The personal information of as many as 72,000 people working for, or formerly employed by, Stanford University could be at risk after officials determined a recently stolen laptop contained confidential personnel data.
The computer contained personal records of Stanford employees hired before Sept. 28, 2007, Stanford's vice president for business affairs and chief financial officer Randy Livingston said in a letter to employees.
While the university does not believe the thief was aware of the records' existence on the machine, it is taking steps to assist anyone whose information might be misused.
Livingston also wrote that he will be leading a task force to review policies and practices regarding the security of sensitive data.
The university is not disclosing the details of the crime, as an investigation is still under way.
More information about incident is posted on the university's Web site at http://www.stanford.edu. The posting also contains a list of resources for affected individuals.
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