Laptops with Personal Info Stolen from Columbia

Updated 4:00 PM EDT, Sun, Jan 31, 2010

AP

About 1,400 current, former and prospective students at Columbia University have been told that their personal information, including Social Security numbers, is vulnerable following a security breach.

The university said information about the students, as well as some current and past employees, was on three password-protected notebook computers that were stolen from a Columbia College office on Jan. 18.

Columbia said in a statement that all the affected students have been notified and been offered identity theft protection services.

A criminal investigation is underway.

First Published: Jan 31, 2010 3:45 PM EDT

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