Data Thieves Hit Georgetown University Students, Faculty

January 30, 2008 – Washington, D.C. An external hard drive containing the Social Security numbers of 38,000 Georgetown University students, faculty, and staff was stolen from the university's Office of Student Affairs, according to The Hoya, the university's student newspaper.

The hard drive contained billing information for student services, and included data on 7,700 current students -- over half the current student body -- as well as information on alumni from 1998 to 2006 and many faculty members.

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