2005年4月4日
UC Berkeley SUCKS!!
I am forwarding to you information shared by the Associate Dean of the Graduate Division at UC Berkeley about the laptop that was stolen from an office on campus containing data files with names and Social Security numbers of some individuals affiliated with the University of California. The data files that may have been accessed include information on the following categories of people. (Note that these categories overlap, so the same individual may occur in multiple files.)
- Individuals who submitted applications for graduate school at UC Berkeley for the semesters between Fall 2001 and Spring 2004
- Graduate students who registered at UC Berkeley from Fall 1989 through Fall 2003
- Recipients of doctoral degrees from 1976 through 1999
- Other small groups who will be notified individually
For more details, I encourage you to check UC Berkeley's NewsCenter website at:http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/security/grad/
The campus has established a toll-free number 1-800-372-5110 where individuals can learn whether their information was among the data stolen. Calls to the toll-free number Monday through Friday between 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. Pacific Standard Time will be answered by trained staff; recorded information will be available after hours. When too many calls come in at one time, callers will hear a recorded message and may leave a phone number where they can be contacted. If you do not get a call back the same day, please call again.
We understand how disturbing this incident is and will keep you informed of any new developments.
~Camille Olufson
Director of Alumni Relations
College of Chemistry
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Dear Graduate Student,
I am writing to advise you that a computer in the Graduate Division at UC Berkeley was stolen by an as-yet unidentified individual on March 11, 2005. The computer contained data files with names and Social Security numbers of some individuals, including you, who applied to be or who were graduate students, or were otherwise affiliated with the University of California.
At this time we have no evidence that personal data were actually retrieved or misused by any unauthorized person. However, because we take very seriously our obligation to safeguard personal information entrusted to us, we are bringing this situation to your attention along with the following helpful information.
You may want to take the precaution of placing a fraud alert on your credit file. This lets creditors know to contact you before opening new accounts in your name. This is a free service which you can use by calling one of the credit bureau telephone numbers:
Equifax 1-800-525-6285 http://www.equifax.com/
Experian 1-888-397-3742 http://www.experian.com/
Trans Union 1-800-680-7289 http://www.tuc.com/
We encourage you to check for more details on our Web site at: http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/security/grad/
The following Web sites and telephone numbers also offer useful information on identity theft and consumer fraud.
California Department of Consumer Affairs, Office of Privacy Protection: http://www.privacy.ca.gov/cover/identitytheft.htm
Federal Trade Commission's Website on identity theft:
http://www.consumer.gov/idtheft/
Social Security Administration fraud line: 1-800-269-0271
To alert individuals that we may not have reached directly, we have issued a press release describing the theft. Unfortunately, disreputable persons may contact you offering to help and falsely identify themselves as affiliated with UC Berkeley. Please be aware that UC Berkeley will not contact you by telephone or any other method to ask you for private information. We recommend that you do not release personal information in response to any contacts of this nature.
UC Berkeley deeply regrets this possible breach of confidentiality. Please be assured that we have taken immediate steps to further safeguard the personal information maintained by us. If you have any questions about this matter, please feel free to contact us at idalert@berkeley.edu or toll free at 1-800-372-5110.
Sincerely,
Jeffrey A. Reimer
Associate Dean
Graduate Division
posted by Biochemie on 5:29 下午
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