Ryan Kruger reports:
Nearly one thousand former SIU students are at risk for identity theft. University officials say an old computer in the math department was hit by a virus last month. That computer contained the names and social security numbers of 900 students who took a particular math class five years ago. SIU spokesman Rod Sievers says it’s not clear if anyone’s identity has been stolen.
“We don’t know what this virus did or how bad it was, in any event, campus policy says we need to notify these people,” said Sievers.
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