[ISN] UBC computer with sensitive data recovered

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http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2012/03/06/bc-stolen-ubc-computer-personal-info.html

CBC News
March 7, 2012

The University of B.C. is reviewing its security procedures after the 
theft of a laptop containing personal information on thousands of 
students and faculty members.

RCMP retrieved the computer last month, 10 days after it was stolen from 
a vehicle in the Metrotown area.

According to information sworn to obtain a search warrant, the MacBook 
Pro computer contained names, email addresses and student numbers for 
50,000 people who attended UBC between 2007 and 2012.

During the time it was missing, someone changed the user name and 
accessed the internet 15 times, the documents say. But the encrypted 
information was never touched or in danger, according to UBC spokeswoman 
Lucie McNeill.

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