CollegeInvest Loses Data of 200,000 Customers
CollegeInvest, a non-profit division of the Colorado Department of Higher education offering scholarships, saving plans and other such services for students, announced one of their hard drives containing private records of their customers had been lost during a recent move. According to a North Denver News article, the company started sending out letters to about 200,000 customers who’s personal information was stored on the lost drive.As the data was stored in a format that would be difficult to access and was also password protected, CollegeInvest believes there is little risk of customers’ personal information being compromised.
