Organization Overview: Columbia University

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Columbia University in the City of New York (commonly known as Columbia University, or simply Columbia) is a private university in the United States and a member of the Ivy League. Columbia's main campus lies in the Morningside Heights neighborhood in the borough of Manhattan, in New York City. It was founded in 1754 as King's College by royal charter of George II of Great Britain, and is one of only two United States universities to have been founded under such authority. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, and is the 5th oldest in the United States—making it one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution. After the American Revolutionary War, it was briefly chartered as a state entity from 1784–1787. The...

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Director, Law and Economic Studies 1980 1984

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ID: 1018: Social Security numbers of 5,000 available on web

  • Date: 2008-06-12
  • Records Lost: 5,000
  • Source: Outside
  • Submitted by: admin
  • Location: US
  • Organizations: Columbia University

ID: 1578: Unauthorized person accessed personal information of columbia university employees

  • Date: 2006-09-15
  • Records Lost: 1,132
  • Source: Inside Malicious
  • Submitted by: osf1
  • Location: New York NY, US
  • Organizations: Columbia University

ID: 1739: Stolen computer containing personal information about name, Social Security number, tax-identification number, address and passport/visa number

  • Date: 2006-07-25
  • Records Lost: 78
  • Source: Outside
  • Submitted by: osf1
  • Location: New York NY, US
  • Organizations: Columbia University

ID: 1865: 98 individuals personal information was posted on the web.

  • Date: 2006-07-05
  • Records Lost: 98
  • Source: Unknown
  • Submitted by: osf2
  • Location: New York NY, US
  • Organizations: Columbia University

ID: 2523: Three stolen laptops contained Social Security numbers of 1400 students and staff

  • Date: 2010-01-31
  • Records Lost: 1,400
  • Source: Outside
  • Submitted by: kirniki
  • Location: New York NY, US
  • Organizations: Columbia University

ID: 2543: Doctors Social Security numbers and tax numbers accidentially posted on website exposes

  • Date: 2007-11-21
  • Records Lost: 993
  • Source: Inside Accidental
  • Submitted by: kirniki
  • Location: Minneapolis MN, US
  • Organizations: Columbia University, United Healthcare

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