Identity Theft » A portable media device holding the personal data on 3.3 million people was stolen from a Minnesota firm that guarantees federal student loans. The data included names, addresses, Social Security numbers and birthdates.

A portable media device holding the personal data on 3.3 million people was stolen from a Minnesota firm that guarantees federal student loans. The data included names, addresses, Social Security numbers and birthdates.

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A portable media device holding the personal data on 3.3 million people was stolen from a Minnesota firm that guarantees federal student loans. The data included names, addresses, Social Security numbers and birthdates. — William Kresse, director of the Center for the Study of Fraud and Corruption at Saint Xavier University

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