http://www.crystalit.us/NewsPage.aspx http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com Thu 28 Jul 2011 http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2011/07/28/data-stolen-from-35-million-south-korean-social-networking-users/ Names, email addresses, phone numbers and resident registration numbers of users are said to have been compromised. en-us http://www.databreaches.net Tue 26 Jul 2011 http://www.databreaches.net/?p=19840 The attacker, alias Sp1d3r, gained root access on a media release server stealing emails linked to state agencies. en-us http://www.databreaches.net Tue 26 Jul 2011 http://www.databreaches.net/?p=19823 Within the 214,000 data files stolen, 96,000 contained sensitive bank account information. en-us http://www.bidmc.org Mon 18 Jul 2011 http://www.bidmc.org/News/AroundBIDMC/2011/July/DataBreach.aspx The breach was the result of failure of a vendor to restore security controls following routine maintenance en-us http://www.databreaches.net Mon 18 Jul 2011 http://www.databreaches.net/?p=19647 Records were stolen from a U.S. based server containing customer registration information of Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc. (TAIS) en-us http://www.dekalbmedical.org Fri 15 Jul 2011 http://www.dekalbmedical.org/Main/News/DeKalb-Medical-Reports-Theft-of-Patient-Informatio-6735.aspx The personal data stolen involves patients seen at the hospital between July and October, 2010. en-us http://www.politico.com Thu 14 Jul 2011 http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0711/59004.html The files were stolen by a foreign government from a defense industry computer. en-us http://www.ksdk.com Wed 13 Jul 2011 http://www.ksdk.com/news/article/266840/3/Monsanto-responds-to-cyber-attack Anonymous claims it took personal information of about 2,500 Monsanto employees and associates to publish on Wikileaks. en-us http://technolog.msnbc.msn.com Mon 11 Jul 2011 http://technolog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/07/11/7061036-anonymous-shares-90000-military-email-addresses Anonymous infiltrated a server belonging to military consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton en-us http://www.bloomberg.com Sat 09 Jul 2011 http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-07-08/kiplinger-warns-customers-hackers-got-account-information-1-.html Attackers stole user names, passwords and encrypted credit card numbers from as many as 142,000 subscribers. en-us http://technolog.msnbc.msn.com Fri 08 Jul 2011 http://technolog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/07/08/7043037-anonymous-claims-hack-on-fbi-partner-site-shares-databases IRC Federal contracts with federal government agencies, including the FBI and the U.S. Department of Defense. en-us http://www.crn.com Fri 08 Jul 2011 http://www.crn.com/news/security/231001261/cyber-attack-forces-internet-shut-down-for-doe-lab.htm;jsessionid=uD2Scl5ljX7HCemPxeJeOw**.ecappj01 While the attack was stopped, workers are continuing to assess what information was taken. en-us http://www.databreaches.net Wed 06 Jul 2011 http://www.databreaches.net/?p=19456 The Hacking group wants to disrupt the internet ocean, revolutionise the world, all in the name of AntiSec. en-us http://abclocal.go.com Wed 06 Jul 2011 http://abclocal.go.com/wjrt/story?section=news/local&id=8235572 Laptop contained patient names,personal information, medical record number, and test results. en-us http://news.cnet.com Wed 06 Jul 2011 http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-20077388-245/washington-post-says-job-seeker-data-was-breached/ User IDs and e-mail addresses belonging to people looking for employment on The Washington Post Jobs Web site affected. en-us http://www.troymedicalcenter.com Wed 06 Jul 2011 http://www.troymedicalcenter.com/getpage.php?name=news&sub=About%20Us/ Data theft incident involves unauthorized access and removal of 880 patients personal information en-us http://online.wsj.com Mon 04 Jul 2011 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304803104576424573989176378.html The Group posted a document it claimed contains usernames and passwords for an Apple Inc. server en-us http://www.ahwatukee.com Thu 30 Jun 2011 http://www.ahwatukee.com/news/valley_and_state/article_13f6c524-f0c0-5de2-af89-0acfbf653b18.html The group AntiSec accessed private email accounts of the Officers threatening to release personal information. en-us http://news.yahoo.com Wed 29 Jun 2011 http://news.yahoo.com/groupon-india-suffers-massive-security-breach-071424498.html A database containing email addresses and passwords from its subscribers was found online. en-us http://www.techeye.net Wed 29 Jun 2011 http://www.techeye.net/security/hackers-take-names-and-addresses-of-us-soldiers Hackers took names, passwords, email addresses, duty status, pay grades and type of service from list. en-us http://www.insidetoronto.com Fri 24 Jun 2011 http://www.insidetoronto.com/news/local/article/1033828--t-and-t-grocery-chain-admits-to-website-security-breach Unauthorized and illegal intrusions on its website breach personal information from data base of customers. en-us http://www.databreaches.net Fri 24 Jun 2011 http://www.databreaches.net/?p=19222 Personal information including names, addresses, SS numbers, birthdates were copied to a private hard-drive and removed from state offices en-us http://uk.reuters.com Fri 24 Jun 2011 http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/06/24/us-cybersecurity-arizona-idUKTRE75N05L20110624 Hackers struck an Arizona police website releasing internal documents over the Internet. en-us http://www.presstv.ir Thu 23 Jun 2011 http://www.presstv.ir/detail/185893.html Hackers attacked website of the Brazilian Presidency and two other government sites and temporarily disrupted the websites traffic. en-us http://news.cnet.com Mon 20 Jun 2011 http://news.cnet.com/8301-31021_3-20072668-260/hackers-claim-177k-e-mails-from-sony-pictures-france/ The 2 hackers copied 177,172 e-mails from the entertainment site, but posted only 70 of them as proof. en-us http://www.thestar.com Mon 20 Jun 2011 http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/1012112--hackers-claim-attack-on-fbi-partner-organization-1-000-compromised-accounts The Connecticut-based InfraGard website is down as a precaution. en-us http://news.ninemsn.com.au Mon 20 Jun 2011 http://news.ninemsn.com.au/technology/8263064/customer-data-stolen-from-sega Names, date of birth, email addresses and encrypted passwords were stolen by intruders. en-us http://www.mansfieldnewsjournal.com Fri 17 Jun 2011 http://www.mansfieldnewsjournal.com/assets/pdf/B7175736617.PDF The computer, stolen from a vehicle, contained personal and health information on consumers and clients. en-us http://www.washingtonpost.com Thu 16 Jun 2011 http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/faster-forward/post/lulzsec-releases-grab-bag-of-e-mail-addresses-passwords/2011/06/16/AGEa9ZXH_blog.html More than 62,000 random e-mail addresses and passwords released en-us http://www.washingtonpost.com Wed 15 Jun 2011 http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/national-security/cia-web-site-hacked/2011/06/15/AGGNphWH_story.html The CIA's main public facing website taken down for a couple of hours. en-us http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news Wed 15 Jun 2011 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/security/368062/nhs-loses-laptop-holding-8m-patient-records 20 laptops went missing from a North London storehouse and only eight have since been retrieved. en-us http://gcn.com Tue 14 Jun 2011 http://gcn.com/articles/2011/06/14/imf-hacked-foreign-government-suspected.aspx The hack, which resulted in the theft of a large quantity of data, was orchestrated by a foreign government. en-us http://www.scmlc.com Sat 11 Jun 2011 http://www.scmlc.com/press.htm Electronic files containing personal information of 300,000 individuals exposed to unauthorized access. en-us http://www.databreaches.net Sat 11 Jun 2011 http://www.databreaches.net/?p=18792 Security breach in the University database has faculty, staff and former students examining their bank accounts and credit reports. en-us http://www.kutnews.org Fri 10 Jun 2011 http://www.kutnews.org/post/personal-information-4900-state-workers-compromised The agency has begun notifying employees, and is encouraging them to sign up for fraud alert services. en-us http://www.databreaches.net Fri 10 Jun 2011 http://www.databreaches.net/?p=18747 Personal information of members and clients is on stolen computer. en-us http://news.yahoo.com Thu 09 Jun 2011 http://news.yahoo.com/s/digitaltrends/20110609/tc_digitaltrends/citibankhackedmorethan200000bankcustomersatrisk The server break-in reportedly gave the hackers access to account numbers, customer names and contact information en-us http://www.informationweek.com Mon 06 Jun 2011 http://www.informationweek.com/news/security/attacks/230100006 They posted 180 member usernames and passwords from the Atlanta chapter of InfraGard. en-us http://www.healthcarepartners.com Fri 03 Jun 2011 http://www.healthcarepartners.com/news/releasedetails.asp?releaseid=94 Breach due to theft of 19 computers from the medical offices containing personal and medical information. en-us http://www.theregister.co.uk Fri 03 Jun 2011 http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/06/03/acer_customer_data/ Users personal history and purchase information along with various source codes stored on server were hacked. en-us http://news.cnet.com Thu 02 Jun 2011 http://news.cnet.com/8301-31021_3-20068414-260/hackers-steal-more-customer-info-from-sony-servers/?tag=topTechContentWrap;editorPicks Hackers broke into SonyPictures.com compromising over 1,000,000 users personal information. en-us http://news.cnet.com Thu 02 Jun 2011 http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-20068386-245/sf-utilities-agency-warns-of-potential-breach/ Server contained personal information and some e-mail addresses for 180,000 SFPUC customers. en-us http://nationaljournal.com Wed 01 Jun 2011 http://nationaljournal.com/tech/google-says-chinese-hackers-breached-e-mail-accounts-of-u-s-government-officials-20110601 An online scam tricked users into revealing personal information of hundreds of Gmail users, including U.S. government officials en-us http://www.pcworld.com Sat 28 May 2011 http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/228927/lockheedmartin_attack_signals_new_era_of_cyber_espionage.html The network of defense contractor Lockheed-Martin was attacked using counterfeit electronic keys en-us http://www.thewhir.com Fri 27 May 2011 http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/052711_280000_Honda_Canada_Customers_Data_Stolen_Following_Breach Names, addresses, vehicle identification numbers and in some cases Honda Financial Services account numbers were accessed en-us http://www.pcmag.com Wed 25 May 2011 http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2385885,00.asp Attack compromises usernames, passwords and email addresses of 2,000 accounts. en-us http://www.cbc.ca/news Tue 24 May 2011 http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/05/24/sony-security-breach-greece.html Personal data including names, phone numbers and email addresses may have been stolen. en-us http://www.eweek.com Mon 23 May 2011 http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Security/Virus-Attack-on-Dow-Jones-Network-Raises-Suspicion-of-Insider-Malice-171727/ A computer virus hit just 2 days after approximately two dozen IT staff members were laid off en-us http://www.zdnetasia.com Mon 23 May 2011 http://www.zdnetasia.com/sony-subsidiary-so-net-reports-data-breach-62300434.htm The intruder compromised more than 200 e-mail accounts, stole customer rewards points and redeemed them. en-us http://www.databreaches.net Thu 19 May 2011 http://www.databreaches.net/?p=18330 Laptop contains data on patients at the St. Paul office who were insured by Delta between Jan. 1, 2003 and June 30, 2010 en-us http://www.itworld.com Wed 18 May 2011 http://www.itworld.com/security/166121/virus-causes-possible-data-breach-theft-data-225000-mass-unemployed?amp 1,500 computer terminals infected by a version of the W32.qakbot virus allowing attackers to make off with as many as 225,000 records en-us http://news.yahoo.com Sun 15 May 2011 http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110515/tc_afp/japanuseuropeitinternetvideogamessquareenixdata Email addresses of 25,000 customers as well as resumes of 250 job applicants breached en-us http://www.kptv.com Fri 13 May 2011 http://www.kptv.com/news/27891554/detail.html Personal information belonging to more than a million Oregonians could be in the hands of criminals. en-us http://www.cleveland.com Thu 12 May 2011 http://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2011/05/state_laptop_with_financial_au.html The password that opens access to the financial records was attached to the computer en-us http://krebsonsecurity.com Wed 11 May 2011 http://krebsonsecurity.com/2011/05/breach-at-michaels-stores-extends-nationwide/ Michaels identified about 90 individual PIN pads that showed signs of tampering. en-us http://kezi.com/page/211967 Tue 10 May 2011 http://kezi.com/page/211967 A hard drive containing Social Security Numbers, names, addresses, birthdays, and clinical information still missing. en-us http://www.whiotv.com Mon 09 May 2011 http://www.whiotv.com/news/27828194/detail.html The computer containing patient names,SS numbers or Medicare numbers was stolen from the home office of a Reid Hospital employee en-us http://news.cnet.com Fri 06 May 2011 http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-20060464-83.html Hacker looking for a master password as it can unlock the door to all of a user's Web site passwords en-us http://www.databreaches.net Wed 04 May 2011 http://www.databreaches.net/?p=18124 The stolen server, computers and external drives contained unencrypted personal information and facial photographs of patients en-us http://www.databreaches.net Wed 04 May 2011 http://www.databreaches.net/?p=18121 Personal info along with family history, financial status, and recommendation for readiness to adopt was on password protected laptop. en-us http://www.wmur.com Tue 03 May 2011 http://www.wmur.com/news/27758716/detail.html Laptop contained patient names, addresses, hospital account numbers, medical record numbers, and other health information. en-us http://www.databreaches.net Mon 02 May 2011 http://www.databreaches.net/?p=18075 A former business partner’s files containing the email addresses of some Best Buy customers were accessed without authorization. en-us http://www.databreaches.net Mon 02 May 2011 http://www.databreaches.net/?p=18086 SOE hacked: 12,700 credit card numbers and 24.6 million accounts may have been compromised en-us http://www.databreaches.net Fri 29 Apr 2011 http://www.databreaches.net/?p=18063 The North Carolina firm provides pharmaceutical care for seniors en-us http://www.databreaches.net Fri 29 Apr 2011 http://www.databreaches.net/?p=18064 Computer hackers have stolen names, addresses, Social Security numbers and credit card information from Law enforcement organization en-us http://www.scmagazineus.com Wed 27 Apr 2011 http://www.scmagazineus.com/fbi-warns-of-millions-lost-in-fraudulent-transfers-to-china/article/201573/?DCMP=EMC-SCUS_Newswire U.S. banks are on the lookout for large wire transfers being sent to accounts registered to companies located in China en-us http://www.cbc.ca Wed 27 Apr 2011 http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2011/04/27/technology-playstation-data-breach.html Names, birthdates and some credit card data may have been stolen from users of Sony's PlayStation Network en-us http://www.databreaches.net Wed 20 Apr 2011 http://www.databreaches.net/?p=17862 They hacked into the district system by monitoring the computers and capturing keystrokes to get passwords giving access to databases. en-us http://www.databreaches.net Tue 19 Apr 2011 http://www.databreaches.net/?p=17850 The data breach exposed more than 200 usernames, passwords and email addresses, as well as server logs en-us http://www.cbc.ca Tue 19 Apr 2011 http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/story/2011/04/19/ottawa-security-glitch.html Mysterious security breach led the federal government to shut down its online pay system, affecting some 320,000 public servants. en-us http://www.databreaches.net Mon 18 Apr 2011 http://www.databreaches.net/?p=17811 The personal information potentially exposed included name, bank name, bank transit number and bank account number en-us http://readingeagle.com Thu 14 Apr 2011 http://readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=301299 Varied information could have included names,addresses,birth dates and Social Security numbers en-us http://www.ihealthbeat.org Wed 13 Apr 2011 http://www.ihealthbeat.org/articles/2011/4/13/okla-health-department-warns-nearly-133000-people-of-data-breach.aspx The laptop and files, which contained condensed medical information, were stolen from an employee's car en-us http://www.databreaches.net Mon 11 Apr 2011 http://www.databreaches.net/?p=17679 personal information on about 420,000 of its 1.8 million customers was leaked when an unidentified hacker attacked its database en-us http://www.databreaches.net Mon 11 Apr 2011 http://www.databreaches.net/?p=17709 The personal information was available on a publicly accessible computer server en-us http://www.databreaches.net Wed 06 Apr 2011 http://www.databreaches.net/?p=17512 management pilot accessed and transferred a confidential database containing personal information of thousands of US Airways pilots en-us http://www.infosecurity-us.com Wed 06 Apr 2011 http://www.infosecurity-us.com/view/17148/unfashionable-network-breach-at-guccis/ An Ex-Gucci network engineer used his expertise and insider access to wreck havoc on the IT systems en-us http://www.phiprivacy.net/ Tue 05 Apr 2011 http://www.phiprivacy.net/?p=6389 personal information may have been compromised following the accidental loss of a computer hard drive en-us http://www.foxnews.com Tue 05 Apr 2011 http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/04/05/massive-data-breach-hits-target-marriot/ Names and email addresses have been exposed in what could be the largest online data breach in U.S. History en-us http://www.securityweek.com Sat 02 Apr 2011 http://www.securityweek.com/massive-breach-epsilon-compromises-customer-lists-major-brands Epsilon, the world’s largest permission-based email marketing provider lists hacked en-us http://www.infosecurity-us.com Fri 01 Apr 2011 http://www.infosecurity-us.com/view/17024/oklahoma-hospital-suffers-data-breach-of-84000-patient-records/ Computer containing personal information on 84,000 patients was stolen from Saint Francis Health System in Tulsa, Okla. en-us http://www.infosecurity-us.com Wed 30 Mar 2011 http://www.infosecurity-us.com/view/16951/australian-prime-minster-involved-in-email-hack/ Computers of at least 10 federal ministers suspected of being hacked in a major breach of national security en-us http://www.eweek.com Wed 30 Mar 2011 http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Security/European-Parliament-Disables-Webmail-After-CyberAttack-456092/ The attack on the European Parliament’s computer network began March 24 and was in progress for at least five days en-us http://www.foxnews.com Wed 30 Mar 2011 http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/03/30/google-slapped-ftc-privacy-flap/ Email contacts included patients, students, employers, or competitors revealed against their will when Buzz unveiled in 2010. en-us http://www.foxnews.com Tue 29 Mar 2011 http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/03/29/bp-loses-laptop-containing-claimants-personal-information/ Missing laptop contains names and personal information of 13,000 Deepwater Horizon claim victims. en-us http://www.scmagazineus.com Mon 28 Mar 2011 http://www.scmagazineus.com/oracles-mysqlcom-hacked-via-sql-injection/article/199419/ Oracle's MySQL.com customer website compromised causing a post of usernames and passwords online. en-us http://www.clickondetroit.com Sat 26 Mar 2011 http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/27328557/detail.html Royal Oak,Mich.-Thousands of Bank of America customers' account information could be in jeopardy after a major security breach. en-us http://www.phiprivacy.net Sat 26 Mar 2011 http://www.phiprivacy.net/?p=6264 Privacy breach by a former employee working in the central business office. en-us http://www.wabi.tv/news Fri 25 Mar 2011 http://www.wabi.tv/news/18888/state-website-hacked-officials-say-1000-people-affected-have-been-notified The Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands online system for the sale of state park passes, provided by a private vendor, was hacked en-us http://www.infosecurity-us.com Thu 24 Mar 2011 http://www.infosecurity-us.com/view/16848/playcom-ceo-responds-to-data-breach-coverage/ Customer data being compromised via a third-party email marketing service. en-us http://www.securecomputing.net.au Thu 24 Mar 2011 http://www.securecomputing.net.au/News/252313,hacker-takes-off-with-tripadvisors-customer-email-database.aspx Personal details for as many as 20 million travelers in the wind. en-us http://www.eweek.com Wed 23 Mar 2011 http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Security/Microsoft-Yahoo-Google-Skype-Mozilla-Sites-Hit-by-Fraudulent-Certificates-619996/ Comodo Security’s root authority system compromised by attackers affecting websites belonging to Microsoft, Google, Yahoo, Skype and Mozilla. en-us http://nationaljournal.com Tue 22 Mar 2011 http://nationaljournal.com/tech/security-breach-may-have-compromised-federal-login-fobs-20110322 A product many federal employees use to log on to computers and networks should be regarded as compromised en-us http://www.databreaches.net Tue 22 Mar 2011 http://www.databreaches.net/?p=17164 A council has lost a memory stick containing home security codes and medical information for thousands of elderly people en-us www.infosecurity-us.com Mon 21 Mar 2011 http://www.infosecurity-us.com/view/16755/health-net-loses-personal-data-of-19-million-customers/ Health Net has suffered another major breach of customer data en-us www.databreaches.net Mon 14 Mar 2011 http://www.databreaches.net/?p=17070 The University of York’s student publication, Nouse, blows the whistle on a breach at the university involving exposure of student information en-us www.ponemon.org Tue 8 Mar 2011 http://www.ponemon.org/blog/post/cost-of-a-data-breach-climbs-higher Data breach costs continue to rise instead of coming down according to experts predictions en-us www.upi.com Mon 7 Mar 2011 http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2011/03/07/Hackers-hit-French-government-computers/UPI-68071299509312/ Hackers caused the shutdown of 10,000 computers en-us www.infosecurity-us.com Mon 7 Mar 2011 http://www.infosecurity-us.com/view/16421/missouri-state-exposes-social-security-numbers-of-6030-students/ The lists of 6,030 students were posted in October and November 2010 on an unsecured server en-us www.databreaches.net Sun 6 Mar 2011 http://www.databreaches.net/?p=16996 Information on thousands of students was contained on a computer hard drive stolen in Juneau en-us www.computerweekly.com Tue 1 Mar 2011 http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2011/03/01/245658/Google-blames-software-update-for-Gmail-failure.htm Google has blamed a bug in a storage software update for weekend interruptions to its Gmail service en-us www.backup-technology.com Mon 28 Feb 2011 http://www.backup-technology.com/5844/gmail-data-loss-affects-15000-users/ The world’s largest hosted email account provider has experienced a serious technical issue resulting in widespread data loss. en-us www.11alive.com Mon 21 Feb 2011 http://www.11alive.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=178745&catid=3 ATLANTA--Emory Health Care says computer hackers lifted at least 77 patient records with personal information from its orthopedic clinic off North Druid Hills en-us www.databreaches.net Tue 15 Feb 2011 http://www.databreaches.net/?p=16783 Earlier this month, an unnamed hacker reportedly infiltrated a Nintendo 3DS promotional site and uncovered the names, e-mail addresses and postal codes of 4,000 Nintendo members en-us www.databreaches.net Tue 15 Feb 2011 http://www.databreaches.net/?p=16781 A data breach is affecting the bank accounts of what is potentially thousands of Mainers. en-us www.databreaches.net Sat 12 Feb 2011 http://www.databreaches.net/?p=16750 The following statement was issued by Health and Hospital Corporation yesterday concerning a breach reported on this blog earlier today: en-us www.itpro.co.uk Thu 10 Feb 2011 http://www.itpro.co.uk/630922/recruitment-site-hack-leaks-400-000-email-addresses A recruitment site in Ireland has experienced a data breach, leaking around 400,000 email addresses in the process en-us www.databreaches.net Tue 08 Feb 2011 http://www.databreaches.net/?p=16692 The Information Commissioner’s Office today served Ealing Council and Hounslow Council with monetary penalties for serious breaches of the Data Protection Act after the loss of two unencrypted laptops containing sensitive personal information en-us www.ontrackdatarecovery.co.uk Mon 07 Feb 2011 http://www.ontrackdatarecovery.co.uk/data-recovery-news/articles/data-security-breach-at-nasdaq-announced154.aspx Nasdaq OMX Group, the company that runs the US stock exchange, has admitted it has suffered a data security breach en-us www.databreaches.net Thu 03 Feb 2011 http://www.databreaches.net/?p=16650 Information was accessed by an unauthorized third party, such as patient names, social security numbers, date of birth, home addressees, account numbers, and healthcare services en-us www.zdnet.com Wed 02 Feb 2011 http://www.zdnet.com/blog/security/500000-stolen-email-passwords-discovered-in-waledacs-cache/8045 Closely monitoring the post-take down activities of the Waledac botnet, security researchers took a peek inside the botnet’s cache of stolen accounting data, and found half a million stolen email passwords, next to hundreds of thousands of stolen FTP passwords en-us www.cmio.net Tue 01 Feb 2011 http://www.cmio.net/index.php?option=com_articles&view=article&id=26081&division=cmio The University of Iowa Hospitals has disclosed a potential data breach involving the EMRs of several University of Iowa football players en-us www.informationweek.com Mon 31 Jan 2011 http://www.informationweek.com/news/security/attacks/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=229200124&subSection=News PlentyOfFish.com has been compromised and the company is blaming the messenger en-us http://bignews.biz Mon 24 Jan 2011 http://bignews.biz/?id=965307 As smartphones are now widely used by organizations, the alleged data breach also information security of many businesses at risk en-us www.computerworld.com Mon 24 Jan 2011 http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9206178/Hackers_get_access_to_N.J._school_data_system?taxonomyId=17 Users of the 4chan online message board managed to get access to the online student information system used by a New Jersey school district after the school's administrative password was posted to 4chan last week en-us www.thebostonchannel.com Mon 24 Jan 2011 http://www.thebostonchannel.com/news/26599566/detail.html Personal information of as many as 1,300 current and former students at the Wentworth Institute of Technology was inadvertently put online en-us mansfield.patch.com Tue 18 Jan 2011 http://mansfield.patch.com/articles/attorney-general-investigating-uconn-bookstore-security-breach Connecticut Attorney General is investigating a recent security data breach affecting University of Connecticut Co-op consumers, several thousand customers may be at risk en-us inaudit.com Sat 15 Jan 2011 http://inaudit.com/audit/it-audit/data-breach-into-pentagon-federal-credit-union%E2%80%99s-database-affects-us-military-4132/ A database at the Pentagon Federal Credit Union (PenFed) has fallen prey to a data breach discovered by security firm Kaspersky Lab, affecting more than 500 New Hampshire residents who are mostly members of the US military en-us www.databreaches.net Wed 12 Jan 2011 http://www.databreaches.net/?p=16316 In September 2010, the ICO opened an investigation into allegations that a database containing the personal information of 250,000 individuals who had purchased tickets for football matches in the 2006 FIFA World Cup competition in Germany, had been unlawfully sold on the black market en-us www.fiercecio.com Thu 19 Jan 2011 http://www.fiercecio.com/story/gamers-leave-radiologist-centers-data-exposed/2011-01-19 A radiology center in New Hampshire suffered a data breach, exposing the social security numbers and other personal data of 230,000 people en-us www.pcworld.com Wed 12 Jan 2011 http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/216576/hacked_laptops_lead_banks_to_warn_of_data_breaches.html Recent data breaches at two banks underscore what's becoming a problem for companies that handle sensitive information: When does a hacked PC become a data breach? en-us www.rte.ie Tue 11 Jan 2011 http://www.rte.ie/news/2011/0110/finegael.html The FBI has been called in after hackers broke into Fine Gael's revamped website and accessed contact details of almost 2,000 subscribers en-us www.ontrackdatarecovery.co.uk Mon 10 Jan 2011 http://www.ontrackdatarecovery.co.uk/data-recovery-news/articles/vodafone-suffers-data-security-breach598.aspx A breach of security in Australia has allegedly led to the publication of the private information of hundreds of Vodafone customers en-us www.joystiq.com Mon 10 Jan 2011 http://www.joystiq.com/2010/07/12/esrb-accidentally-releases-email-addresses-of-real-id-complainan/ The Entertainment Software Ratings Board has revealed the entire list of email addresses belonging to people who appealed to the ESA's rating group over Blizzard's recently proposed and then retracted Real ID implementation en-us www.nola.com Fri 7 Jan 2011 http://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2011/01/tulane_university_payroll_data.html A Tulane University laptop containing payroll and Social Security information for every full-time and part-time university employee has been stolen en-us www.examiner.com Wed 5 Jan 2011 http://www.examiner.com/identity-theft-in-nashville/honda-data-breach-affects-2-2-million An email data base containing the personal information of 2.2 million customers was hacked. The database contained the customers' names, logins, email addresses, vehicle identification numbers, as well as the email addresses of 2.7 million Acura owners en-us www.dispatch.com Tue 28 Dec 2010 http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/business/stories/2010/12/28/honda-warns-owners-about-data-hacking.html?sid=101 2.2 million customers' names, vehicle-ID numbers, e-mail info were on stolen list en-us www.eweek.com Mon 27 Dec 2010 http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Security/VA-Doctors-Used-Unsecure-Yahoo-Calendar-to-Store-Patient-Data-168333/ In its monthly report to Congress, the Veteran Affairs Department listed a Yahoo calendar containing patient data among a number of data security lapses it dealt with en-us www.examiner.com Thu 23 Dec 2010 http://www.examiner.com/headlines-in-madison/dean-and-st-mary-s-hospital-handle-data-breach-with-elegance Dean Health System and St. Mary's Hospital reported that a personal laptop computer containing medical information of over 3,000 patients was stolen from the home of a physician en-us www.theregister.co.uk Thu 23 Dec 2010 http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/12/23/santander_addresses/ Massive data blunder means bank might have to pay up en-us www.ama-assn.org Tue 21 Dec 2010 http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2010/12/20/bisf1221.htm The state's law requiring facilities to protect the confidentiality of medical records is one of the strictest in the nation en-us www.ksdk.com Mon 20 Dec 2010 http://www.ksdk.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=233993&catid=3 Saint Louis University faculty, students and staff have been notified about a computer breach of the university's network en-us www.bbc.co.uk Mon 20 Dec 2010 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12041234 A controversial anti-Islamist group has told its members to be "vigilant" after their details leaked online en-us www.sbindependent.org Sat 18 Dec 2010 http://www.sbindependent.org/node/5050 A file containing 61,001 names, including NetIDs and SBU IDs, was leaked on the Internet en-us www.ontrackdatarecovery.co.uk Fri 17 Dec 2010 http://www.ontrackdatarecovery.co.uk/data-recovery-news/articles/nhs-trust-suffers-data-security-breach863.aspx An NHS Trust has suffered a significant data security breach after a laptop containing confidential patient records was stolen en-us www.databreaches.net Thu 16 Dec 2010 http://www.databreaches.net/?p=15884 CitySights NY has notified the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office that an attack on their client’s web server resulted in the acquisition of 110,000 customers’ credit card data en-us www.healthleadersmedia.com Thu 16 Dec 2010 http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/content/TEC-260264/CDPH-Reports-Big-Data-Security-Breach## A magnetic tape containing sensitive personal and medical information for up to 2,550 residents and employees of 600 Southern California skilled nursing facilities has gone missing in the mail en-us www.geek.com Wed 15 Dec 2010 http://www.geek.com/articles/news/13-million-deviantart-e-mail-addresses-exposed-by-hackers-20101215/ 13 million user e-mail addresses, usernames, and birth dates being exposed and likely used by spammers en-us www.thelantern.com Wed 15 Dec 2010 http://www.thelantern.com/campus/hacked-data-breach-costly-for-ohio-state-victims-of-compromised-info-1.1831311 Breach affecting 760,000 people is expected to cost university $4 million en-us www.dispatch.com Wed 15 Dec 2010 http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/12/15/OSU-security-breach.html?sid=101 Files contained personal information of 760,000 people en-us www.storefrontbacktalk.com Wed 15 Dec 2010 http://www.storefrontbacktalk.com/securityfraud/genesco-payment-database-breached-full-payment-data-taken/ Genesco, the $1.6 billion North American footwear retailer, confirmed Friday (Dec. 10) that its payment systems had been breached en-us www.fiercehealthcare.com Tue 14 Dec 2010 http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/story/hospital-loses-nearly-2300-patient-data-files/2010-12-14 In the latest patient privacy incident to make news, Mountain Vista Medical Center in Mesa, Ariz., lost data cards that contained information on 2,284 patients en-us www.courthousenews.com Tue 14 Dec 2010 http://www.courthousenews.com/2010/12/14/32594.htm Starbucks employees whose personal information was stolen with a company laptop can sue the coffee kahuna for negligence en-us www.examiner.com Sun 12 Dec 2010 http://www.examiner.com/identity-theft-in-national/wisconsin-bungles-another-data-breach-and-id-theft-threat-to-60-000 The State of Wisconsin has a history of mishandling data breaches, this time by the University of Wisconsin System en-us www.nytimes.com Sun 12 Dec 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/13/business/media/13gawker.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss 1.3 million user names and passwords exposed after user database compromised en-us www.metronews.ca Sun 12 Dec 2010 http://www.metronews.ca/toronto/canada/article/717424--veteran-gets-medical-info-of-other-members The Department of Defense has launched an investigation after a former member of the Canadian Forces found sensitive health and personal information about other military personnel in his medical file en-us www.pcworld.com Sat 11 Dec 2010 http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/213345/hackers_steal_mcdonalds_customer_data.html McDonald's is working with law enforcement authorities after malicious hackers broke into another company's databases and stole information en-us www.chicagotribune.com Fri 10 Dec 2010 http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/ct-met-chicago-id-theft-1210-20101209-12,0,1266777.story Suspect sold information to set up bogus utility accounts, authorities say en-us www.news-journal.com Tue 07 Dec 2010 http://www.news-journal.com/news/local/article_435ad702-0626-595b-990e-1ba232f50bca.html An international cyber attack on the Gregg County Tax Assessor has cost at least seven taxing entities a total of about $200,000 en-us www.denverpost.com Sun 05 Dec 2010 http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_16779791 200,000 employees' personal information, names of confidential informants and investigative files posted on the Internet en-us www.khou.com Thu 02 Dec 2010 http://www.khou.com/news/local/HISD-Hacker-gained-access-to-personal-data-of-all-students-employees-and-some-vendors-111192794.html HISD announced an overhaul of their computer network security system Thursday after a hacker gained access to the private data of all students, employees and some vendors dating back 10 years en-us azstarnet.com Thu 02 Dec 2010 http://azstarnet.com/news/local/article_3e42fcde-fe2d-11df-a857-001cc4c03286.html A missing hard drive prompted University of Arizona officials to notify 8,300 former students that their identities could be at risk en-us www.northjersey.com Tue 30 Nov 2010 http://www.northjersey.com/news/crime_courts/111023684_Man_admits_tax_scam_using_stolen_patient_data.html A city man pleaded guilty Monday to participating in a scheme to file false tax returns, using information stolen from adult and pediatric cancer patients, among other victims en-us www.informationweek.com Mon 29 Nov 2010 http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2010/11/healthcare_brea_1.html A managed care services provider in Puerto Rico, suffered a security breach that could have exposed the personal health care information of more than 400,000 customers en-us www.knoxnews.com Sat 27 Nov 2010 http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2010/nov/27/ut-data-not-disposed-properly/ 8,000 patients medical information and Social Security Numbers in hospital reports not properly disposed en-us www.komonews.com Wed 24 Nov 2010 http://www.komonews.com/news/problemsolvers/110243174.html Documents containing names, dates of birth and Social Security numbers left out in alley en-us www.ontrackdatarecovery.co.uk Tue 23 Nov 2010 http://www.ontrackdatarecovery.co.uk/data-recovery-news/articles/-uk-council-suffers-data-security-breach526.aspx A UK council has suffered a data security breach which resulted in the loss of the personal care records of around 40 children en-us www.fiercehealthcare.com Tue 23 Nov 2010 http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/story/unencrypted-thumb-drive-compromises-veterans-health-info/2010-11-23 An employee lost an unencrypted thumb drive which contained information on 240 veterans en-us www.bizjournals.com Tue 23 Nov 2010 http://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/news/2010/11/22/former-ucm-students-indicted-for.html Two former University of Central Missouri students have been charged with stealing the identities of thousands of their classmates and faculty with the goal of selling the information en-us www.thetelegraph.com Mon 22 Nov 2010 http://www.thetelegraph.com/news/dixon-47480-banks-credit.html An identity thief apparently has stolen credit card or debit card numbers from customers en-us www.staradvertiser.com Thu 18 Nov 2010 http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/hawaiinews/20101118_Data_breaches_earn_UH_an_F.html A national organization has given the University of Hawaii a grade of "F" for online security breaches that exposed Social Security numbers and other sensitive information in nearly 260,000 records en-us www.nbcnewyork.com Thu 18 Nov 2010 http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local-beat/Feds-Hacker-Exploits-Federal-Reserve-Bank-In-Cleveland-108985059.html A Malaysian man hacked his way into the Federal Reserve Bank's computers in Cleveland en-us www.kcautv.com Mon 15 Nov 2010 http://www.kcautv.com/Global/story.asp?S=13503291 An effort to ensure transparency in state spending has resulted in the posting of private financial aid and loan information about thousands of University of Nebraska students en-us www.fiercehealthcare.com Thu 11 Nov 2010 http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/story/stolen-er-patient-data-prompts-hospital-offer-free-credit-monitoring/2010-11-11 Five people in an identity-theft ring were charged Wednesday with stealing ER patient identities at Holy Cross Hospital and an Aventura doctor's office en-us www.thedailymail.net Thu 11 Nov 2010 http://www.thedailymail.net/articles/2010/11/06/news/doc4cd4dd8b839db417490335.txt Social Security numbers of 50 town employees disclosed in e-mails en-us www.buffalonews.com Thu 11 Nov 2010 http://www.buffalonews.com/business/article249116.ece A debit-card security breach at a discount grocery chain that operates in 11 states is costing Five Star Bank as much as $850,000 in fraud losses en-us www.nytimes.com Sat 06 Nov 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/07/us/07breach.html?_r=1 Federal workers at the General Services Administration are on alert against identity theft after an employee sent the names and Social Security numbers of the agency’s entire staff to a private e-mail address en-us www.wishtv.com Fri 05 Nov 2010 http://www.wishtv.com/dpp/news/local/east_central/salvager-finds-personnel-files-in-trash A file cabinet filled with dozens of files containing people's personal information was dumped in a dumpster behind a gas station en-us www2.timesdispatch.com Thu 04 Nov 2010 http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/2010/nov/04/richmond-school-system-inadvertently-sent-e-mail-p-ar-631673/ An e-mail sent out inadvertently Tuesday morning to all Richmond school staff contained personal information including Social Security numbers for more than 100 employees en-us www.npr.org Fri 29 Oct 2010 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=130903298 The Social Security numbers, grades and other personal information of more than 40,000 former University of Hawaii students were posted online for nearly a year before being removed this week, The Associated Press has learned en-us www.stthomastimesjournal.com Fri 22 Oct 2010 http://www.stthomastimesjournal.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2812735 The Internet passwords of more than 27,000 high school students in the Thames Valley District School Board were compromised forcing the board to shut down its online student portal en-us www.philly.com Wed 20 Oct 2010 http://www.philly.com/inquirer/business/20101020_Health_insurers_say_data_on_280_000_Pennsylvania_clients_may_be_compromised.html Keystone Mercy Health Plan and AmeriHealth Mercy Health Plan said Tuesday that a portable computer drive containing the names, addresses, and health information of 280,000 Medicaid members in Pennsylvania has been lost en-us www.jsonline.com Mon 18 Oct 2010 http://www.jsonline.com/news/crime/105185304.html A woman who worked as a temporary employee in Milwaukee County's human resources department and her boyfriend are suspected of stealing the personal information of more than 30 current and retired county employees en-us www.fiercegovernmentit.com Mon 18 Oct 2010 http://www.fiercegovernmentit.com/story/va-improperly-shared-veteran-health-information-dod/2010-10-18 A veteran's health record was breached when a Defense Department healthcare provider viewed a portion of his Veterans Affair's Department VistA health record, Veterans Affairs Department Chief Information Officer Roger Baker said during a press call last week en-us www.independent.ie Sun 17 Oct 2010 http://www.independent.ie/business/irish/hse-rocked-by-security-breach-on-1500-patient-records-2382983.html Hundreds of patient records were seriously compromised by a major security breach at the HSE, the Sunday Independent has learned en-us www.dchieftain.com Sat 16 Oct 2010 http://www.dchieftain.com/dc/index.php/news/2263-computer-security-at-tech-questioned.html A procedural mishap at New Mexico Tech's Computer Center may have allowed the Social Security numbers of a few thousand people to be publicly available to anyone with a Tech computer account for nearly five years en-us www.sacbee.com Fri 16 Oct 2010 http://www.sacbee.com/2010/10/16/3107956/med-center-patient-data-stolen.html#cmd=loadSLTs UC Davis Medical Center officials said financial documents and other data containing information about 900 patients were stolen in an August burglary of a West Sacramento courier service en-us www.computerworld.com Fri 15 Oct 2010 http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9191458/University_of_North_Florida_breach_exposes_data_on_107_000_individuals University networks are said to be frequently breached because they are rich targets, enrolling thousands of students a year en-us www.databreaches.net Fri 15 Oct 2010 http://www.databreaches.net/?p=14735 The Attorney General filed a lawsuit in Cook County Circuit Court against The Payday Loan Store of Illinois, Inc. (PLS), for allegedly failing to safeguard customer data as promised en-us cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com Mon 27 Sep 2010 http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/09/27/snippets-of-patient-data-are-accidentally-posted/ NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center said Monday that bits and pieces of information, including 10 Social Security numbers, from about 6,800 patients had been inadvertently disclosed on the Internet en-us www.zdnet.co.uk Mon 27 Sep 2010 http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/security-threats/2010/09/27/privacy-group-takes-on-acslaw-over-porn-data-breach-40090288/ ACS:Law, which has conducted a letter-writing campaign against people suspected of unlawful file-sharing, is facing legal action by Privacy International after those people's details were leaked during a security breach en-us www.theindychannel.com Fri 24 Sep 2010 http://www.theindychannel.com/news/25153883/detail.html St. Vincent Hospital has notified 1,200 patients their personal information was on a laptop stolen from an employee's home en-us www.cmio.net Thu 23 Sep 2010 http://www.cmio.net/index.php?option=com_articles&view=article&id=24230&division=cmio The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services (DHS) and the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) has announced a privacy breach comprising more than 33,000 patient records en-us www.esecurityplanet.com Tue 21 Sep 2010 http://www.esecurityplanet.com/headlines/article.php/3904476/article.htm The US Department of Justice recently announced that a scientist and his wife, who had worked as contractors at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, had been indicted on charges of providing classified nuclear weapons data to an FBI agent posing as a Venezuelan government official en-us www.phiprivacy.net Fri 17 Sep 2010 http://www.phiprivacy.net/?p=3777 A janitor at the Martin Luther King Jr. Multi-Service Ambulatory Care Center in Willowbrook has been charged with felony commercial burglary for allegedly selling 14 boxes of patient records to a recycling center, authorities said Thursday en-us www.pe.com Sat 11 Sep 2010 http://www.pe.com/localnews/stories/PE_News_Local_D_wbreach11.2c2dee8.html The Corona-Norco school district inadvertently published the Social Security numbers of more than 80 teachers and administrators on the Internet, a security breach discovered by an information privacy watchdog en-us www.postbulletin.com Thu 9 Sep 2010 http://www.postbulletin.com/newsmanager/templates/localnews_story.asp?z=2&a=469014 A Mayo Clinic employee has been fired after accessing patient medical and financial records simply to snoop en-us www.computerworld.com Thu 9 Sep 2010 http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9184398/Hotel_operator_warns_of_data_breach?taxonomyId=17 Attacks on point of sale systems at several upscale hotel and resort properties may have exposed card data on 3,400 customers en-us www.nydailynews.com Tue 7 Sep 2010 http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2010/09/07/2010-09-07_data_theft_hits_cuny_students.html Red-faced officials at City College of New York, one of the colleges of The City University of New York, sent warning letters to 7,000 students telling them a computer containing personal information - including their names and Social Security numbers - had been stolen en-us www.mysanantonio.com Thu 2 Sep 2010 http://www.mysanantonio.com/business/local/kci_working_to_contain_employee_data_breach_102106769.html San Antonio-based Kinetic Concepts Inc. was offering credit monitoring and other identity-theft prevention services to its U.S. employees Thursday after an inadvertent e-mail containing an attachment listing employees' vital information was sent internally en-us www.stltoday.com Thu 2 Sep 2010 http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/metro/article_561085bd-548b-530b-855d-9bdcb85d63fa.html A local union pension fund sent mailers that included Social Security numbers of the recipients printed on the outside of the envelopes, according to members of the Carpenters District Council of Greater St. Louis and Vicinity who received the letter en-us www.burnabynow.com Thu 2 Sep 2010 http://www.burnabynow.com/entertainment/Stolen+laptop+Burnaby+Hospital+contained+patients+private+info/3474253/story.html The Burnaby RCMP and the Fraser Health Authority are investigating the theft of a laptop from Burnaby Hospital that contained the confidential information of patients in the pulmonary function lab en-us krebsonsecurity.com Thu 2 Sep 2010 http://krebsonsecurity.com/2010/09/cyber-thieves-steal-nearly-1000000-from-university-of-virginia-college/ Cyber crooks stole just shy of $1 million from a satellite campus of The University of Virginia last week en-us news.ufl.edu Tue 31 Aug 2010 http://news.ufl.edu/2010/08/31/yonge-privacy/ The personal information of more than 8,300 current and former students and employees of P.K. Yonge Development Research School was on a laptop computer stolen last month en-us www.newarkpostonline.com Mon 30 Aug 2010 http://www.newarkpostonline.com/articles/2010/08/30/news/doc4c7bc3beab609126028198.txt State of Delaware consultant, Aon Consulting is mailing letters to approximately 22,000 State of Delaware retirees, after the company included Social Security Numbers, gender information and dates of birth in a Request for Proposal (RFP) the company prepared for the state en-us www.thelocal.de Fri 27 Aug 2010 http://www.thelocal.de/national/20100827-29437.html German drugstore chain Schlecker has suffered a major online data breach, with the names, addresses and profiles of about 150,000 customers being exposed on the internet, the company announced Friday en-us www.databreaches.net Wed 25 Aug 2010 http://www.databreaches.net/?p=13478 The Mercer Health and Benefits breach involving a backup tape lost in transit after being shipped by FedEx is one of those multi-client breaches that comes out in dribs and drabs. But if Mercer hoped to keep the total number affected under wraps, one of their clients may have spilled their beans en-us www.chicagobreakingnews.com Fri 20 Aug 2010 http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2010/08/details-of-7000-cook-county-patients-may-be-on-stolen-hospital-laptop.html A laptop computer containing personal information on about 7,000 patients of the Cook County health system was stolen from a locked office, officials said today en-us www.ukhealthcare.uky.edu Thu 19 Aug 2010 http://www.ukhealthcare.uky.edu/press/public-notice-081610.asp The University of Kentucky is notifying 2,027 people of a breach of protected health information en-us www.hartfordbusiness.com Thu 19 Aug 2010 http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news14462.html University of Connecticut officials say the names and Social Security numbers of almost 10,200 applicants were on a computer reported stolen from the West Hartford regional campus en-us www.worldfootballinsider.com Wed 18 Aug 2010 http://www.worldfootballinsider.com/Story.aspx?id=33634 FIFA is liaising with its official ticketing partner Match after a massive security breach compromised the details of 80,000 of its customers en-us www.nbcconnecticut.com Wed 18 Aug 2010 http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local-beat/Laptop-With-Health-Information-Stolen-from-Yale-Med-School--101007259.html The security of personal health information of up to 1,000 people could have been compromised when a laptop was stolen from Yale Medical School en-us www.japantoday.com Sun 15 Aug 2010 http://www.japantoday.com/category/crime/view/hackers-steal-customer-data-by-accessing-supermarket-database Hackers stole customer data from eight online supermarkets in Japan en-us www.boston.com Fri 13 Aug 2010 http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2010/08/13/mass_hospitals_investigate_exposure_of_records/ Four Massachusetts hospitals are investigating how thousands of patient health records, some containing Social Security numbers and sensitive medical diagnoses, ended up in a pile at a public dump en-us www.esecurityplanet.com Fri 13 Aug 2010 http://www.esecurityplanet.com/features/article.php/3898281/Breach-Exposes-126K-Florida-Students-Info.htm Students at six Florida community colleges are learning a harsh lesson about data security after school officials began notifying them that their personal information was inadvertently exposed en-us news.pcc.edu Thu 12 Aug 2010 http://news.pcc.edu/2010/08/id-theft-is-potential-threat-following-theft-of-personal-information/ A car owned by an employee of Portland Community College was broken into and a data-storage device was stolen containing the names and Social Security numbers of an estimated 2,900 participants in the Oregon Food Stamp Employment Transition Program en-us www.messagingarchitects.com Wed 11 Aug 2010 http://www.messagingarchitects.com/resources/security-compliance-news/email-security/florida-state-college-at-jacksonville-latest-to-experience-data-loss19924080.html Florida State College at Jacksonville is among six public institutions of higher education that may have experienced data loss earlier this year as a result of a breach on the schools' library system en-us www.uncg.edu Mon 09 Aug 2010 http://www.uncg.edu/ure/news/stories/2010/aug/breaches080910.htm Computer security breaches at two UNCG clinics allowed unauthorized access to information about more than 2,500 individuals. en-us www.star-telegram.com Fri 06 Aug 2010 http://www.star-telegram.com/2010/08/06/2389717/fort-worth-medical-clinic-spends.html Employees at a Fort Worth allergy clinic discovered that the office door had been kicked in and four computers containing patients' personal information including Social Security numbers and birth dates had been stolen en-us www.scmagazineus.com Mon 02 Aug 2010 http://www.scmagazineus.com/sensitive-thumb-drive-missing-from-new-jersey-hospital/article/176189/?DCMP=EMC-SCUS_Newswire A thumb drive containing the personal data of current and former graduate medical education residents and fellows at Cooper University Hospital in Camden, N.J. has gone missing en-us www.gamingaffiliatesguide.com Sun 25 Jul 2010 http://www.gamingaffiliatesguide.com/gambling-news/playnow-casino-hacked-player-data-breached/ Last week the new site for playnow.com was shut down shortly after launching due to a security breach where 134 players had their personal data compromised en-us www.nzherald.co.nz Sun 25 Jul 2010 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10661073 The personal details of several Kiwi celebrities have been released by hackers as proof they have cracked Hell Pizza's customer database (Records: 230,000) en-us www.jeffersonhospital.org Fri 23 Jul 2010 http://www.jeffersonhospital.org/Patients/data-security.aspx Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals has notified approximately 21,000 patients that there was a theft of a laptop computer containing personal information en-us www.patriotledger.com Mon 19 Jul 2010 http://www.patriotledger.com/homepage/breaking/x999357727/South-Shore-Hospital-says-patient-records-may-be-lost-by-outside-data-firm South Shore Hospital today reported that back-up computer files containing personal, health and financial information of some 800,000 people may have been lost by a professional data management company en-us www.baltimoresun.com Mon 19 Jul 2010 http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/bs-md-dhr-ssn-posted-online-20100719,0,2531857.story A Maryland Department of Human Resources employee was placed on administrative leave after posting the Social Security numbers and other personal information of nearly 3,000 clients of a state agency on a third-party website, a spokeswoman for the agency said en-us http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com Tue 20 Jul 2010 http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/business/consuminginterests/blog/2010/07/dhr_employee_posts_ssns_other.html Maryland Department of Human Resources say they have no evidence that anyone misused the social security numbers and other personal information of nearly 3,000 DHR clients that were posted on a website by a state employee for more than a month. en-us www.thejakartapost.com Mon 19 Jul 2010 http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2010/07/19/coffee-shop%E2%80%99s-employee-arrested-over-credit-card-fraud-jakarta.html The National police’s special crimes unit has arrested a credit card fraud suspect, identified as DDB, 26, an employee with the US-based Starbucks coffee shop in Jakarta en-us www.sltrib.com Wed 21 Jul 2010 http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/home/49941046-76/information-law-state-list.html.csp Two employees with the Department of Workforce Services have been put on leave after an investigation revealed that they apparently accessed records on hundreds of Utah residents to compile a list of 1,300 names of people purportedly in the country illegally en-us www.cbc.ca Tue 20 Jul 2010 http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2010/07/20/bc-lottery-corporation-online-gambling-crash.html B.C.'s privacy commissioner has confirmed that a breach that compromised users' account details forced the shutdown of the B.C. Lottery Corporation's new online casino PlayNow.com just hours after it was launched last week en-us www.myfoxdc.com Thur 15 Jul 2010 http://www.myfoxdc.com/dpp/news/virginia/blackberry-containing-protected-health-information-of-669-county-residents-stolen-071510 A Blackberry stolen from a car in Northern Virginia could mean the information of hundreds of people. has been compromised en-us www.securityweek.com Fri 16 Jul 2010 http://www.securityweek.com/buena-vista-university-data-breach-%E2%80%93-93k-individuals-potentially-exposed After hiring a computer forensics team to conduct an investigation, Buena Vista University (BVU) said today that a data breach has occurred on its campus, potentially exposing the personal information of 93,000 people en-us www.usatoday.com Fri 16 Jul 2010 http://content.usatoday.com/communities/ondeadline/post/2010/07/two-utah-state-employees-linked-to-anonymous-illegal-immigrants-list/1 Utah officials have identified at least two employees from the Utah Department of Workforce Services who apparently compiled private information used to create an anonymous "immigrant list" of 1,300 allegedly illegal immigrants in the state en-us www.databreaches.net Wed 14 Jul 2010 http://www.databreaches.net/?p=12483 Oregon State University is notifying 34,000 current and former employees that a computer containing some of their personal information was recently infected by a virus en-us www.staradvertiser.com Tue 6 Jul 2010 http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/breaking/97880429.html More than 53,000 people, who did business with the University of Hawaii at Manoa parking office's data base from 1998-2009, are being notified by mail that they may be affected by a computer security breach en-us www.securecomputing.net Tue 6 Jul 2010 http://www.securecomputing.net.au/News/218941,fedex-loses-138000-patient-records.aspx New York City Lincoln Hospital has suspended sending CDs via courier after a package containing seven containing detailed patient data was lost en route from its bill processing supplier Siemens Medical Solutions to the hospital en-us www.boston.com Tue 6 Jul 2010 http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2010/07/06/states_error_unveiled_social_security_numbers/ Massachusetts secretary of state’s office, which is charged with enforcing financial rules for investment companies, accidentally released confidential personal information earlier this year on 139,000 investment advisers registered with the state en-us www.theregister.co.uk Wed 30 Jun 2010 http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/06/30/patient_data_exposed/ New York-based Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center has become one of the latest medical providers to expose highly sensitive patient data after CDs containing unencrypted data sent by FedEx never made it to their destination en-us www.scmagazineuk.com Wed 30 Jun 2010 http://www.scmagazineuk.com/details-of-24000-people-lost-following-laptop-theft-from-training-company/article/173586/ Training company A4e has written to clients in Hull and Leicester following the loss of the details of over 24,000 people on a stolen laptop en-us www.phiprivacy.net Wed 30 Jun 2010 http://www.phiprivacy.net/?p=2983 There has been another data breach at a Louisville hospital owned by Jewish Hospital and St. Mary’s Healthcare. en-us blog.idology.com Wed 30 Jun 2010 http://blog.idology.com/2010/06/30/identity-blues-for-70000-people-in-georgia/ Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia is warning 70,000 people that their personal medical information, Social Security numbers and credit card data might have been compromised because of a breach in web site security en-us www.creditprotectionpro.com Wed 30 Jun 2010 http://www.creditprotectionpro.com/data-breaches/personal-data-sold-with-surplus-computers-in-virginia Past employees of Roanoke City Public Schools are receiving free credit monitoring services after school officials ended up selling eight computers as surplus units. The hard drives of these computers still stored the personal information of school employees from 2006 onward, and included their names, locations, and Social Security numbers, leaving their personal information at risk for identity theft. en-us news.softpedia.com Wed 30 Jun 2010 http://news.softpedia.com/news/Security-Breach-Exposes-Sensitive-University-of-Maine-Student-Data-145829.shtml Hackers have compromised two University of Maine servers, hosting personal and clinical information of 4,585 students who received counseling services in the last eight years en-us www.californiahealthline.org Wed 30 Jun 2010 http://www.californiahealthline.org/articles/2010/6/30/wellpoint-breach-could-have-exposed-enrollees-medical-financial-data.aspx WellPoint recently notified 470,000 individual policyholders that their medical records, Social Security numbers, credit card information and other sensitive data might have been exposed en-us www.favstocks.com Mon 28 Jun 2010 http://www.favstocks.com/confidentiality-breach-hospital-sent-patient-records-to-auto-shop/2819100/ The California Department of Public Health found that Children's Hospital of Orange County sent patient records to an auto shop in 2009, according to the Orange County Register en-us www.washingtonexaminer.com Fri 25 Jun 2010 http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/nation/augusta-ga-hospital-loses-data-tape-97167189.html University Hospital in Augusta says it will notify about 13,000 people of a potential breach in privacy because of a missing data tape en-us www.infosecurity-us.com Wed 23 Jun 2010 http://www.infosecurity-us.com/view/10487/florida-university-notifies-students-and-faculty-of-possible-data-exposure-/ Students and faculty at Florida International University are being sent notification letters regarding the potential compromise of personal data stored in a university database en-us www.statesman.com Wed 23 Jun 2010 http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/blotter/entries/2010/06/23/dozens_of_credit_card_numbers_1.html The credit card numbers of dozens of recent guests at the Driskill Hotel were stolen after thieves hacked into the accounting network for the hotel's management company, officials said en-us www.ocregister.com Wed 23 Jun 2010 http://www.ocregister.com/articles/information-254735-security-anthem.html More than 200,000 Anthem Blue Cross customers received letters informing them that their personal information might have been accessed during a security breach of the company's website en-us www.ama-assn.org Tue 22 Jun 2010 http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2010/06/21/bisd0622.htm Stolen laptops, dumped records and an unprotected website leave personal data exposed for more than 1.2 million people en-us www.ultimateclearlake.com Mon 21 Jun 2010 http://www.ultimateclearlake.com/2010/06/identity-theft Thieves victimized more than a dozen League City residents recently by obtaining credit or debit cards via leaked personal information and making unauthorized charges at Dallas-area Wal-Mart stores en-us www.webnewswire.com Sat 19 Jun 2010 http://www.webnewswire.com/node/544793 The two missing items contain personal data of around 3000 eye patients and about 300 student nurses en-us www.infosecurity-magazine.com Wed 16 Jun 2010 http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/10290/att-hit-by-another-data-breach/ Within days of researchers from Goatse Security finding a flaw in ATT's website that exposed the e-mail addresses of over 100 000 iPad users, ATT account information is being leaked en-us www.computerweekly.com Tue 15 Jun 2010 http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/06/15/241602/ico-concerned-about-ongoing-nhs-data-breaches.htm The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has found two more NHS organisations in breach of the Data Protection Act. en-us www.ajaxpickering-realestate.com Sat 12 Jun 2010 http://www.ajaxpickering-realestate.com/blog/audit-reveals-privacy-breaches-by-mortgage-brokers/ A privacy audit by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada says several mortgage brokerages failed to go far enough to protect the personal information of their clients en-us www.zdnet.com Thu 10 Jun 2010 http://www.zdnet.com/blog/apple/at-t-security-breach-exposes-ipad-3g-customer-data-updated/7152 ATT and Apple have suffered a major privacy breach, exposing the contact information of over 114,000 iPad 3G customers � possibly many more. en-us www.kmov.com Wed 09 Jun 2010 http://www.kmov.com/community/blogs/reporters-blog/Medical-Records-in-a-dumpster-96003459.html Medical records found in a dumpster behind doctor's office en-us www.boston.com Wed 09 Jun 2010 http://www.boston.com/news/education/higher/articles/2010/06/09/letters_to_tufts_alumni_warn_of_security_breach/ Thousands of Tufts University alumni have received letters over the past few days warning about a computer security breach that may have left Social Security numbers and other personal information exposed en-us www.databreaches.net Sat 05 Jun 2010 http://www.databreaches.net/?p=12049 A computer engineer was nabbed by the company authorities for data theft from the company computer en-us www.itpro.co.uk Fri 04 Jun 2010 http://www.itpro.co.uk/624004/medical-practice-loses-8-000-patient-details-on-unencrypted-usb Data security within the NHS has been highlighted again today as the Information Commissioner�s Office revealed yet another incident of data loss en-us www.infosecurity-us.com Thu 03 Jun 2010 http://www.infosecurity-us.com/view/9976/penn-state-data-may-have-been-exposed/ This week the Pennsylvania State University sent data breach notification letters to 15,806 individuals who at one time had their personal information, including Social Security numbers, stored in a university database en-us www.twitterglitter.com Wed 02 Jun 2010 http://www.twitterglitter.com/celebrity-news/west-berkshire-council-loses-sensitive-information-about-children/ West Berkshire Council has been investigated by the Information Commissioners� Office (ICO) for breaching the Data Protection Act by losing a memory stick containing sensitive information of children en-us www.itbusinessedge.com Wed 02 Jun 2010 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/data-breach-puts-kidney-dialysis-patient-info-at-risk/?cs=41507 University of Louisville has alerted roughly 700 patients in the university's kidney dialysis program that personal information was not password protected and was leaked on the internet en-us palisadesystems.com Tue 01 Jun 2010 http://palisadesystems.com/Blog/post/2010/06/01/Records-On-5220-People-Lost-In-Charlotte-NC-Data-Breach.aspx Personal information on 5,220 current and former city employees and elected officials who received health insurance from the city of Charlotte, N.C. was lost en-us www.databreaches.net Tue 01 Jun 2010 http://www.databreaches.net/?p=11932 Potential lawsuit involving the restaurant industry and a POS vendor and reseller en-us www.roanoke.com Tue 01 Jun 2010 http://www.roanoke.com/news/breaking/wb/248860 Computers with hard drives containing personal data of school employees as of November 2006 were sold as surplus. The drives have since been recovered. en-us news.cincinnati.com Fri 28 May 2010 http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20100528/NEWS010701/5290339/Missing-records-on-stolen-laptop-from-Cincinnati-Children-s-Hospital Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center is beefing up its computer security after a laptop computer containing more than 61,000 patient records was stolen en-us www.theregister.co.uk Thu 27 May 2010 http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/05/27/hmrc_loses_more_records/ New government, old data loss, Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs apologised today for sending out private information to 50,000 tax credit recipients. en-us charlotte.bizjournals.com Wed 26 May 2010 http://charlotte.bizjournals.com/charlotte/stories/2010/05/24/daily27.html The city of Charlotte says the personal information of 5,220 current and former city employees and elected officials has been lost en-us www.pe.com Tue 25 May 2010 http://www.pe.com/localnews/stories/PE_News_Local_D_nb26_information.3353e01.html A thief has stolen personal information regarding more than 500 surgical patients of Loma Linda University Medical Center en-us www.databreaches.net Tue 25 May 2010 http://www.databreaches.net/?p=11782 Although it seems to have flown under the mainstream media radar, Wells Fargo reported at least two breaches involving insider wrongdoing in a six-month period en-us www.databreaches.net Tue 25 May 2010 http://www.databreaches.net/?p=11835 It was a series of technology issues, dating back to 2002, that Lincoln National Life Insurance and Lincoln Life and Annuity say resulted in the potential exposure of personal information of customers to other clients and their agents. en-us www.dailytech.com Sat 22 May 2010 http://www.dailytech.com/Thieves+Steal+Personal+Data+of+265M+Veterans/article2478.htm A government employee took sensitive material home without authorization en-us www.stargazette.com Fri 21 May 2010 http://www.stargazette.com/article/20100521/NEWS01/5210340/1117/ About half of the 2,500 patient bills that Strong Memorial Hospital mailed on April 19 went to the wrong patients en-us www.dailytech.com Fri 21 May 2010 http://www.dailytech.com/VA+Suffers+Even+More+Data+Breaches/article18432.htm The Veterans Affairs department has suffered several data breaches en-us www.eveningtimes.co.uk Wed 19 May 2010 http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/editor-s-picks-ignore/blunders-reveal-secret-hideaways-of-at-risk-kids-1.1028894 The secret locations of almost 100 children in hiding from abusive or neglectful parents have been revealed after blunders by Glasgow and national agencies. en-us www.federaltimes.com Wed 19 May 2010 http://www.federaltimes.com/article/20100519/IT01/5190302/1032/IT More than 3,800 veterans had their personal information compromised last month in two data breaches that have led to renewed criticism of the Veterans Affairs Department's data security en-us /www.internetnews.com Mon 17 May 2010 http://www.internetnews.com/security/article.php/3882571 Nearly 10,000 participants in New Mexico's Medicaid program had their personal information compromised after a car with a laptop in the trunk was stolen in Chicago en-us www.wyff4.com Mon 17 May 2010 http://www.wyff4.com/news/23581841/detail.html A laptop containing information on more than 600 patients was stolen medical office en-us www.databreaches.net Fri 14 May 2010 http://www.databreaches.net/?p=11655 The $889 million Los Angeles Firemen's Credit Union has notified some of its more than 28,000 members that private information may have been compromised en-us www.govinfosecurity.com Thur 13 May 2010 http://www.govinfosecurity.com/articles.php?art_id=2527 Laptop Containing Names, Addresses, SSNs Taken from Contractor en-us www.peterboroughtoday.co.u Thur 13 May 2010 http://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/hospital_patients_data_on_stolen_laptop_1_631852 The theft of a laptop containing sensitive patient information from Peterborough District Hospital (PDH) has sparked a major security review en-us www.ihealthbeat.org Thu 13 May 2010 http://www.ihealthbeat.org/articles/2010/5/13/new-mexico-medicaid-security-breach-puts-members-data-at-risk.aspx The New Mexico Human Services Department is informing about 9,600 members of its Medicaid fee-for-service and Medicaid Salud health plans that their personal information en-us http://abclocal.go.com Mon 3 May 2010 http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/local&id=7420942 Health records belonging to patients were stolen in a break-in at a suburban medical billing company. en-us www.healthdatamanagement.com Fri 30 Apr 2010 http://www.healthdatamanagement.com/news/data-breach-notification-hospital-40217-1.html Two Kentucky hospitals in recent days have disclosed breaches of protected health information. en-us www.oneidproblog.com Fri 30 Apr 2010 http://www.oneidproblog.com/?p=839 Affinity Health Plan contacted 409,262 individuals to let them know that their personal information may have been compromised en-us www.ocregister.com Thu 29 Apr 2010 http://www.ocregister.com/articles/medical-246434-jude-data.html St. Jude Heritage Healthcare in Fullerton has notified about 22,000 patients that their personal health data might have been accessed after five computers were stolen en-us http://it.tmcnet.com Wed 28 Apr 2010 http://it.tmcnet.com/news/2010/04/28/4757472.htm The Medical Center at Bowling Green is notifying 5,418 patients whose medical information may have been breached when a computer hard drive was stolen. en-us www.chron.com Mon 26 Apr 2010 http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/6976752.html Potential foster care and adoptive parents are the latest victims in an identity fraud scheme, organized in part by a Texas Child Protective Services worker in Houston, according to prosecutors. en-us www.pinewswire.net Mon 26 Apr 2010 http://www.pinewswire.net/2010/04/photocopier-fallout-company-notifies-409000-of-data-breach/ Medical records and personal information found on a digital copier that was purchased in a wholesale warehouse en-us www.newschannel9.com Thu 22 Apr 2010 http://www.newschannel9.com/news/chattanooga-990629-missing-records.html Nearly two thousand students records from Chattanooga State are missing en-us www.databreaches.net Wed 21 Apr 2010 http://www.databreaches.net/?p=11343 Telstra has patched a data breach on its business website that had the potential to reveal personal information, such as date of birth, of 700 customers. en-us www.scmagazineus.com Tue 20 Apr 2010 http://www.scmagazineus.com/cyberattackers-stole-googles-password-system/article/168382/?DCMP=EMC-SCUS_Newswire Cyberattackers that penetrated Google's computer network managed to steal a password system that provides access to the search giant's web services en-us www.newswise.com Tue 20 Apr 2010 http://www.newswise.com/articles/mass-eye-and-ear-alerts-patients-to-laptop-theft-and-data-breach a laptop belonging to a physician affiliated with the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary was stolen en-us www.itbusinessedge.com Tue 20 Apr 2010 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/certegy-reaches-settlement-in-florida-data-breach-incident/?cs=40765 Following a data breach that exposed more than 5.9 million customer files, Certegy Check Services has reached an agreement with the Florida Attorney General's office en-us www.policeprofessional.com Sat 17 Apr 2010 http://www.policeprofessional.com/news.aspx?id=10245 Gwent Police and the Independent Police Complaints Commission are investigating a breach of data security where information about individuals subject to criminal records checks was emailed to a journalist by mistake en-us www.wired.com Tue 13 Apr 2010 http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/04/brokerage-firm-fined Brokerage firm agrees to pay a fine of $375,000 for failing to protect confidential client data from Latvian hackers who breached the company in 2007 in an online extortion scheme en-us www.kptv.com Thu 25 Mar 2010 http://www.kptv.com/news/22956769/detail.html A former student was behind a data security breach that compromised the personal information of more than 5,000 current and former Vancouver School District workers en-us www.nbcconnecticut.com Mon 22 Mar 2010 http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local-beat/Furnace-Rebates-Possibly-Burn-Applicants-Identities-88836807.html People who applied to the state for furnace rebate could be at risk for identity theft. en-us www.insidevandy.com Tue 16 Mar 2010 http://www.insidevandy.com/drupal/node/13438 A Vanderbilt University professor's desktop computer, containing the names and social security numbers of 7,174 current and former students, was stolen en-us www.bizjournals.com Mon 5 Apr 2010 http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/stories/2010/04/05/daily9.html Walnut Creek-based hospital system has begun notifying 5,450 patients by mail of a potential breach of their personal and health information en-us www.clickondetroit.com Tue 6 Apr 2010 http://www.clickondetroit.com/health/23070110/detail.html Providence Hospital: Hard Drive Was Lost Or Stolen en-us http://online.wsj.com Mon 29 Mar 2010 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304434404575150024174102954.html Company and federal officials said they believed last week's theft of identity data on 3.3 million people with student loans en-us www.kptv.com Thu 25 Mar 2010 http://www.kptv.com/news/22956769/detail.html A former student was behind a data security breach that compromised the personal information of more than 5,000 current and former Vancouver School District workers en-us www.eweekeurope.co.uk Thu 25 Mar 2010 http://www.eweekeurope.co.uk/news/zurich-insurance-46000-data-loss-beyond-unacceptable-6086 A data backup tape lost by Zurich Insurance on its way to South Africa contained the financial details of 46,000 policy holders en-us www.crn.com Wed 24 Mar 2010 http://www.crn.com/security/224200285;jsessionid=COZFD4BWJOJOPQE1GHPSKH4ATMY32JVN More than three fourths of C-level executives say that their business has been the victim of a data breach en-us www.bankinfosecurity.com Tue 23 Mar 2010 http://www.bankinfosecurity.com/articles.php?art_id=2333 PNC, Fifth Third Reveal Incidents Involving Debit Cards en-us http://www.globe-democrat.com Fri 12 Mar 2010 http://www.globe-democrat.com/news/2010/mar/12/st-louis-police-say-computer-was-attacked Names, addresses and Social Security numbers of 24 may have been exposed by malware en-us www.scmagazineus.com Fir 12 Mar 2010 http://www.scmagazineus.com/wyndham-hotels-suffers-another-data-breach/article/165345/ Hackers broke into Wyndham Hotel's computer systems and stole customer payment card data en-us www.esecurityplanet.com Wed 10 Mar 2010 http://www.esecurityplanet.com/trends/article.php/3869891/Arkansas-National-Guard-Loses-Hard-Drive.htm An unencrypted backup storage drive holding the names, social security numbers and other unspecified personal information of more than 35,000 Arkansas National Guardsmen was discovered missing en-us www.lifeandhealthinsurancenews.com Tue 09 Mar 2010 http://www.lifeandhealthinsurancenews.com/News/2010/3/Pages/Thrivent-Financial-Suffers-Breach-of-Security.aspx Stolen laptop exposes clients names, addresses, Social Security numbers, and health information en-us www.dallasnews.com Sat 06 Mar 2010 http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/stories/DN-utsw_06met.ART.State.Edition1.4c67bf1.html 12,000 patients exposed after a former employee was found in possession of a limited amount of patient billing data en-us www.computerworld.com Fri 05 Mar 2010 http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9166898/Westin_hotel_in_LA_reports_possible_data_breach Hotel systems may have been hacked, disclosing credit and debit card numbers en-us www.lfpress.com Tues 02 Mar 2010 http://www.lfpress.com/news/london/2010/02/23/12991191.html Documents of 50 students discarded in trash contained names, addresses, medical records, health numbers and transcripts en-us www.computerworld.com Fri 26 Feb 2010 http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9163041/Wyndham_hotels_hacked_again Hackers broke into computer systems at Wyndham Hotels and Resorts recently, stealing sensitive customer data en-us www.foxbusiness.com Wed 24 Feb 2010 http://www.foxbusiness.com/story/markets/industries/finance/citi-apologizes-social-security-gaffe/ Mailing error exposes 600,000 customers Social Security numbers on outside of envelope en-us www.washingtonpost.com Tues 23 Feb 2010 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/22/AR2010022204889.html?hpid=sec-tech The Federal Trade Commission said Monday that it has uncovered widespread data breaches en-us http://savannahnow.com Thur 18 Feb 2010 http://savannahnow.com/latest-news/2010-02-18/170000-valdosta-state-grades-other-information-breached A Valdosta State server that was reported as being breached last month could have exposed the information of up to 170,000 students and faculty en-us www.krebsonsecurity.com Wed 17 Feb 2010 http://www.krebsonsecurity.com/2010/02/hackers-steal-150000-from-mich-insurance-firm/ An insurance firm in Michigan lost nearly $150,000 this month as a result of a single computer virus infection en-us www.pnj.com Wed 17 Feb 2010 http://www.pnj.com/article/20100217/NEWS01/100217031 Cardiology Consultants Inc. today reported that a computer used to process ultrasound images was stolen from one of its Pensacola offices en-us www.kfvs12.com Wed 17 Feb 2010 http://www.kfvs12.com/Global/story.asp?S=12001611 A computer security breach at Southern Illinois University may have put hundreds of alumni at risk of identity theft. en-us www.cullmantimes.com Tues 16 Feb 2010 http://www.cullmantimes.com/local/x1230898789/Customer-debit-card-numbers-stolen-from-one-or-more-local-businesses Point of sale terminal hacked, unknown number of customers card numbers stolen en-us /www.itpro.co.uk Mon 15 Feb 2010 http://www.itpro.co.uk/620488/shell-hit-by-massive-data-breach Personal details of 170,000 workers at the controversial oil giant have been mailed to campaigners. en-us /www.wmctv.com Mon 15 Feb 2010 http://www.wmctv.com/Global/story.asp?S=11989038 The FBI is investigating a Mid-South police officer suspected of accessing fellow officers' personal information en-us www.scmagazineus.com Tue 9 Feb 2010 http://www.scmagazineus.com/payroll-processing-firm-ceridian-corp-hacked/article/163403/ Hacker gained access to sensitive information of employees working at 1,900 companies nationwide en-us http://economy.kansascity.com Tues 9 Feb 2010 http://economy.kansascity.com/?q=node/6014 About 145 employees at the Kansas City Art Institute have been notified of potential identity theft in connection with the disappearance of a computer from the campus. en-us www.gainesville.com Mon 8 Feb 2010 http://www.gainesville.com/article/20100208/ARTICLES/100209476/1002/NEWS01?Title=AvMed-Data-of-208-000-at-risk-after-local-theft Stolen laptops expose 208,000 names, addresses, Social Security numbers and health details en-us http://news.yahoo.com Mon 8 Feb 2010 http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100208/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_crypto_chip_cracked Former U.S. Army computer-security specialist has devised a way to hack security chip en-us http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com Sun 7 Feb 2010 http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/indians-abroad/Indian-pleads-guilty-international-online-brokerage-hacking-scheme/articleshow/5544566.cms international online brokerage hacking scheme en-us www.csoonline.com Sat 6 Feb 2010 http://www.csoonline.com/article/533163/ShmooCon_Your_iPhone_s_Dirty_Little_Security_Secret Just how easy is it for the bad guys to use your iPhone against you? Well, pretty easy. en-us www.krebsonsecurity.com Thu 4 Feb 2010 http://www.krebsonsecurity.com/2010/02/hackers-try-to-steal-150000-from-united-way/ Hackers broke into computer systems at United Way last month and attempted to make off with more than $150,000 en-us www.startribune.com Wed 3 Feb 2010 http://www.startribune.com/business/83505102.html?elr=KArksUUUU Hacked payroll system exposes 27,000 employee names, dates of birth and Social Security numbers en-us fcw.com Tue 2 Feb 2010 http://fcw.com/articles/2010/02/02/web--dni-cyber-threat-annual-assessment.aspx Malicious cyber activity is growing at an unprecedented rate, severely threatening the nation's public and private information infrastructure en-us www.manilatimes.net Sun 31 Jan 2010 http://www.manilatimes.net/index.php/component/content/article/86-special-reports/10630-cyber-spies-have-hacked-into-dfa The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) was attacked by a cyber spy network en-us www.nbcnewyork.com/ Sun 31 Jan 2010 http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local-beat/Laptops-with-PersonalIinfo-Stolen-from-Columbia-83204457.html About 1,400 current, former and prospective students at Columbia University have been told that their personal information, including Social Security numbers en-us www.times-standard.com Sat 30 Jan 2010 http://www.times-standard.com/localnews/ci_14300813 A Humboldt State University computer infected with a virus may have exposed the personal information of 3,500 people employed by the school between 2002 and 2006. en-us www.chicagotribune.com Sat 30 Jan 2010 http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-ia-statecomputerhack,0,6534348.story The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission says someone gained access to a computer server that holds more than 80,000 records containing casino employee information en-us www.darkreading.com Fri 29 Jan 2010 http://www.darkreading.com/security/attacks/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=222600508 The U.S. House of Representatives is investigating the hacking of as many as 49 Websites of Republican and Democratic lawmakers en-us www.informationweek.com Fri 29 Jan 2010 http://www.informationweek.com/news/government/security/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=222600462 A worldwide survey that shows widespread cyber attacks on critical infrastructure companies finds that the role of government in working to stop those attacks is up in the air en-us www.wired.com Wed 27 Jan 2010 http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/01/national-archives-data-breach A data breach at the National Archives and Records Administration is more serious than previously believed en-us www.net-security.org Wed 27 Jan 2010 http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=8780 SecureWorks reported that attempted hacker attacks launched at its healthcare clients doubled in the fourth quarter of 2009 en-us /www.darkreading.com Tue 26 Jan 2010 http://www.darkreading.com/security/attacks/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=222500222 Ponemon Institute research says malicious attacks are the most costly breaches en-us news.cnet.com Tues 26 Jan 2010 http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-10441004-245.html People behind the China-based online attacks of Google and other companies looked up key employees on social networks and contacted them pretending to be their friends to get the workers to click on links leading to malware en-us http://fcw.com Mon 25 Jan 2010 http://fcw.com/articles/2010/01/25/buzz-google-china-ultimatum.aspx Cyberattacks from China highlight technology as growing arena for clash of national values and interests en-us www.lasvegassun.com Mon 25 Jan 2010 http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2010/jan/25/umc-patient-info-leaks-likely-date-back-july/ For more than three months someone at University Medical Center illegally leaked the personal information of traffic accident victims en-us www.dailymail.co.uk Sun 24 Jan 2010 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1245622/For-sale-Personal-details-millions-Ladbrokes-gamblers.html The confidential records of millions of British gamblers who bet with top bookmaker Ladbrokes have been offered for sale to The Mail en-us kval.com Mon 18 Jan 2010 http://www.kval.com/news/local/81997792.html A list of city employees names, addresses, Social Security numbers accidentially sent with monthly water bills en-us wwmt.com Mon 18 Jan 2010 http://www.wwmt.com/articles/theft-1371525-raises-identity.html Stolen safe contains tapes of thousands of employees names, addresses, dates of birth, and Social Security numbers en-us fresnobee.com Wed 13 Jan 2010 http://www.fresnobee.com/local/story/1779005.html Stolen electronic storage device contains health information of 15,500 en-us kval.com Wed 6 Jan 2010 http://www.kval.com/news/80827162.html Information of about 13,000 people possibly compromised by hack en-us http://www.kxly.com Thur 31 Dec 2009 http://www.kxly.com/news/22101702/detail.html More than 100,000 students going back to 1987 impacted by network breach en-us investmentnews.com Wed 30 Dec 2009 http://www.investmentnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091230/FREE/912309990/1035/TECHNOLOGY Hacked server exposes unknown number of customers names, email addresses and credit card details en-us adn.com Tues 29 Dec 2009 http://www.adn.com/news/alaska/crime/story/1073062.html Infected POS terminals steal customers credit card details en-us HealthZone.ca Wed 23 Dec 2009 http://www.healthzone.ca/health/news/gta/article/742255--identity-theft-feared-as-data-lost Identity theft feared as data lost en-us Penn State Live Fri 18 Dec 2009 http://live.psu.edu/story/43583 Infected computer potentially exposes hundreds of Social Security numbers. en-us shropshirestar.com Fri 18 Dec 2009 http://www.shropshirestar.com/2009/12/18/council-criticised-over-data-loss/ Unencrypted memory stick lost in mail contained the personal medical information of residents and staff en-us ozarksfirst.com Wed 16 Dec 2009 http://ozarksfirst.com/content/fulltext/?cid=216371 Dumpster full contained documents of clients names, addresses, Social Security numbers en-us Amarillo.com Dec 10 2009 http://www.amarillo.com/stories/121009/new_news1.shtml Subsidized meal applications found in dumpster contained students names, addresses, Social Security numbers en-us Wood TV 8 Sun 06 Dec 2009 http://www.woodtv.com/dpp/news/local/kent_county/Possible-security-breach-at-Flagstar Vendor laptop stolen with files containing unknown number of customer social security numbers en-us newsobserver.com Sat 5 Dec 2009 http://www.newsobserver.com/news/education/story/226344.html About 5,000 postcards sent with Social Security numbers printed on front en-us TheDoings-ClarendonHills.com Fri 4 Dec 2009 http://www.pioneerlocal.com/clarendonhills/news/1921349,hi-d86security-120409-s1.article Hacked computer contains names, addresses, and Social Security numbers of 4,000 en-us philly.com Tue 1 Dec 2009 http://www.philly.com/philly/news/pennsylvania/20091201_Hospital_laptop_stolen__data_may_be_breached.html Stolen laptop exposes 943 Social Security numbers en-us The Daily Collegian Mon 30 Nov 2009 http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2009/11/30/social_security_number_breach.aspx 303 students' Social Security numbers on compromised laptop en-us StatesmanJournal.com Sun Nov 29 2009 http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20091129/NEWS/911290352/1001/news Names, Social Security numbers, ages and addresses exposed in an open recycling bin en-us IT PRO Sun Nov 27 2009 http://www.itpro.co.uk/618202/ico-stolen-laptop-contained-data-on-110-000-people Stolen laptop contains names, addresses, salaries, national insurance numbers and dates of birth of 110,000 en-us The Daily Collegian Thu Nov 26 2009 http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2009/11/26/students_social_security_numbe.aspx 303 students' Social Security numbers on compromised laptop en-us WISN Wed Nov 25 2009 http://www.wisn.com/news/21726827/detail.html Stolen laptop contains names, Social Security numbers, and other information of about 6,400 patients en-us Blue Cross of Tennessee Mon 23 Nov 2009 http://www.bcbst.com/about/news/releases/default.asp?release=303 57 Hard Drives Containing Personal Information Stolen from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee Facility en-us WGAL 8 Wed Nov 18 2009 http://www.wgal.com/news/21655737/detail.html Post cards sent to 80,000 included names, addresses and Social Security numbers en-us BBC News Tue Nov 17 2009 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/8365489.stm E.On reveals customer bank details en-us Kuam News Sun Nov 15 2009 http://www.kuam.com/Global/story.asp?S=11509903 Names and medical information of about 2,000 on stolen laptop en-us ArmyTimes Fri Nov 13 2009 http://www.armytimes.com/news/2009/11/army_breach_111309w/ Lost hard drive may contain personal data of 60,000 en-us LA Times Fri Nov 13 2009 http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2009/11/personal-data-of-cal-poly-pomona-applicants-inadvertently-put-online.html Social Security numbers and home addresses of at least 300 disclosed online en-us Baltimore Sun Fri Nov 11 2009 http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/baltimore-city/bal-md.mercy11nov11,0,7956653.story Undisclosed number of patient records possibly accessed by former employee en-us Newsday Thu Nov 10 2009 http://www.newsday.com/long-island/nassau/cops-social-security-numbers-stolen-from-woodbury-company-1.1577475 Customers' Social Security numbers and bank reference numbers taken by former employee en-us KHON 2 Sat Nov 7 2009 http://www.khon2.com/news/local/story/University-Students-at-Risk-for-ID-Theft/KubuBijlc0ifhJXk7Pbpcw.cspx Personally identifiable data for 4,500 students accessible via web en-us Star-Bulletin staff Fri 6 Nov 2009 http://www.starbulletin.com/news/breaking/69438757.html Chaminade University inadvertently posted confidential information, including Social Security numbers, of thousands of students, on its Web site for months, school officials said today. en-us AP Wed 4 Nov 2009 http://www.wmur.com/news/21520726/detail.html Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield is warning 10,000 New Hampshire physicians, dentists and other providers that their Social Security numbers may have been stolen. en-us Caroline Stocks Fri 30 Oct 2009 http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/10/29/238341/farmers-bank-account-details-lost-by-rural-payments.htm Thousands of farmers' bank account details have been lost by the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) after the Government body lost two back-up tapes of confidential data belonging to all English farmers. en-us David Bormann Wed 28 Oct 2009 http://www.kansascity.com/news/breaking_news/story/1535244.html Llywelyn's Pub and its customers are the victims of a sophisticated cyber credit card attack, Overland Park police said Wednesday. en-us Jaikumar Vijayan Mon 26 Oct 2009 http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9139913/CalOptima_says_data_on_68_000_members_may_be_compromised Personally identifiable information on about 68,000 members of CalOptima, a Medicaid managed care plan serving Orange County, Calif., may have been compromised after several CDs containing the information went missing earlier this month. en-us Deborah Ziff Mon 26 Oct 2009 http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/education/university/article_9e177bfa-c28b-11de-b6f5-001cc4c03286.html Forty computers in the UW-Madison Department of Chemistry were hacked over the course of roughly 18 months, possibly exposing the names and Social Security numbers of 2,920 people on campus. en-us BBC Thu 22 Oct 2009 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8320290.stm A tape containing the personal data of 51,000 UK customers has been lost by insurance company Zurich. en-us WBIR.com Wed 21 Oct 2009 http://www.wbir.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=102422&catid=2 Roane State Community College has announced that the names and Social Security numbers of 9,747 current or former students were on a data storage device stolen from an employee's vehicle, along with 1,194 current/former employees' information. en-us Sara Cunningham Wed 21 Oct 2009 http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20091021/ZONE10/910210368/Bullitt+school+employees++Social+Security+numbers+mistakenly+released A Bullitt County Public Schools employee accidentally sent an e-mail message to about 1,800 school district workers Tuesday that included the names and Social Security numbers of 676 district employees. en-us Grant Gross Mon 19 Oct 2009 http://www.pcworld.com/article/173902/choicepoint_to_pay_fine_for_second_data_breach.html Data broker ChoicePoint, the victim of a 2004 data breach affecting more than 160,000 U.S. residents, has agreed to strengthen its data security efforts and pay a fine for a second breach in 2008, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission said Monday. en-us Wayne Heilman Mon 19 Oct 2009 http://www.gazette.com/articles/system-64050-cheers-based.html A security breach in the credit-card processing system at Cheers Liquor Mart involves both credit and debit cards and likely involves customers of dozens, if not hundreds, of financial institutions nationwide, the Colorado Springs-based retailer said today. en-us Anne Geggis Thu 15 Oct 2009 http://www.news-journalonline.com/NewsJournalOnline/News/Headlines/frtHEAD04101509.htm About 33,000 Halifax Health patients were sent letters this week notifying them that their personal information might have been compromised - and that they should call a credit agency to put a "fraud alert" on their identity. en-us Data on 103,000 Students Misplaced Thu 15 Oct 2009 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/14/AR2009101402118.html A flash drive containing the personal information of more than 103,000 former adult education students in Virginia was misplaced last month, state education officials reported Wednesday. en-us Dennis Lovelace Wed 14 Oct 2009 http://www.myfoxla.com/dpp/news/local/CSULA_Private_Student_Info_Leaked_20091014 The names and Social Security numbers of 82 students who took selected Cal State Los Angeles computer courses in 2002 and 2003 were inadvertently posted on a faculty member's Web site, university officials said today. en-us WITN.com Tue 13 Oct 2009 http://www.witn.com/home/headlines/64087027.html A missing computer part, with sensitive patient credit information, is missing from Pitt County Memorial Hospital. en-us Joce Sterman Fri 9 Oct 2009 http://www.abc2news.com/news/local/story/MD-Bank-Dumps-Identities-into-Trash/wV5sp_lKOk-8hcfRRf0joQ.cspx It's a local bank you trust with your money and your personal information. But the M&T branch in Rodgers Forge didn't shelter all of some peoples' secrets. en-us Sewell Chan Wed 7 Oct http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/08/nyregion/08apps.html?_r=1 On Tuesday, New York City rolled out the next phase of its NYC BigApps competition, an initiative that will supply local programmers and developers with a stockpile of raw municipal data sets to build applications for the Web and mobile phones. en-us WPBF.com Wed 7 Oct 2009 http://www.wpbf.com/news/21227500/detail.html "He found boxes full of documents out here, like Social Security cards, tax papers, driver's licenses, copies, peoples' information, home IDs, everything," Newport Café employee Melanie Crosby said. en-us Tony Bradley Mon 5 Oct 2009 http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/173134/hotmail_accounts_breached_by_suspected_phishing_attack.html More than 10,000 compromised Hotmail accounts were posted online this morning by attackers to demonstrate their success in capturing the sensitive information. en-us Rick Brand Sun 4 Oct 2009 http://www.newsday.com/long-island/suffolk/e-mail-error-sends-out-students-social-security-numbers-1.1499898 Suffolk Community College has agreed to pay a company for the next year to monitor the credit of 300 students whose last names and Social Security numbers were mistakenly listed in an attachment to an e-mail sent to those students last month. en-us Kay Lazar Sat 3 Oct 2009 http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/10/03/blue_cross_physicians_warned_of_data_breach/ The largest health insurer in Massachusetts is warning roughly 39,000 physicians and other health care providers in the state that personal information, including Social Security numbers, may have been compromised after a laptop containing the data was stolen in August from an employee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association�s national headquarters in Chicago. en-us Ellen Nakashima Fri 2 Oct 2009 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/01/AR2009100104947.html?hpid=moreheadlines The personal data of tens of thousands of U.S. soldiers, including those in the Special Forces, continue to be downloaded by unauthorized computer users in countries such as China and Pakistan, despite Army assurances that it would try to fix the problem, according to a private firm that monitors cybersecurity. en-us Ryan Singel Thu 1 Oct 2009 http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2009/10/probe-targets-archives-handling-of-data-on-70-million-vets/ The inspector general of the National Archives and Records Administration is investigating a potential data breach affecting tens of millions of records about U.S. military veterans, Wired.com has learned. en-us Ellen Messmer Thu 1 Oct 2009 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/100109-paychoice-data-breach.html PayChoice of Moorestown, N.J., suffered an online breach that has apparently compromised its payroll-processing operations. en-us CBC News Tue 29 Sep 2009 http://www.cbc.ca/canada/newfoundland-labrador/story/2009/09/29/nl-privacy-recycled-929.html A project intended to reuse paper from campus offices at Memorial University of Newfoundland has accidentally breached some students' privacy. en-us Eric Ferreri Fri 25 Sep 2009 http://www.charlotteobserver.com/local/story/967722.html A hacker has infiltrated a computer server housing the personal data of 236,000 women enrolled in a UNC Chapel Hill research study. en-us Scott Harrison Fri 25 Sep 2009 http://www.krdo.com/Global/story.asp?S=11199588 Officials at Penrose Hospital believe someone has stolen the personal information of 175 patients. The hospital revealed the apparent theft in a press release and news conference Friday. en-us Herald-Leader Staff Report Thu 24 Sep 2009 http://www.kentucky.com/latest_news/story/947409.html The names and Social Security numbers of about 5,000 Eastern Kentucky University faculty, staff and student workers were inadvertently put on the Internet last September, where they have stayed for a year, according to EKU President Doug Whitlock. en-us Carol Ferguson Wed 23 Sep 2009 http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/investigations/60472497.html Thousands of patients at a Kern County health clinic have been warned their personal information could have been stolen. en-us koat.com Wed 23 Sep 2009 http://www.koat.com/news/21076652/detail.html A New Mexico County is investigating, and making changes after Action 7 News uncovered sensitive personal information in public view. en-us Sean Dunster Tue 22 Sep 2009 http://www.wcpo.com/news/local/story/Breach-Of-Personal-Information-At-CMHA/_kaZWBzyAECsryZX1FMxug.cspx Hundreds of Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing residents have had their personal information compromised, including social security numbers, exposing them to potential identity theft. en-us Anthony Destefano Tue 22 Sep 2009 http://www.newsday.com/business/madoff-investors-security-may-have-been-breached-1.1466325?localLinksEnabled=false More than 2,200 Bernard Madoff investors are learning that some of their personal and financial information has potentially been breached after the July theft of a laptop in Dallas, Newsday has learned. en-us Robert McMillan Fri 18 Sep 2009 http://www.cio.com.au/article/319073/misdirected_spyware_infects_ohio_hospital It was a bad idea from the start, but even as bad ideas go, this one went horribly wrong en-us Filed under Announcements, InsideUF (Campus) Mon 14 Sep 2009 http://news.ufl.edu/2009/09/14/notice-of-privacy-breach/ In August, the University�s Privacy Office was notified of a privacy breach after the discovery of an unprotected computer file containing 34 names and 25 Social Security numbers. en-us Vanessa Miller Thu 14 Sep 2009 http://www.coloradodaily.com/ci_13334305?source=most_emailed Boulder police are investigating two burglaries on University Hill that could have compromised some local shoppers' personal and credit card information, said police spokeswoman Sarah Huntley. en-us Beth Stebner and Kate Sheehy Sun 6 Sep 2009 http://www.nypost.com/p/socials_med_records_dumped_on_street_4cfCsTNp7AVQZD0iFcIUbJ Hundreds of students� confidential records � including psychiatric exams and Social Security numbers � were dumped on the sidewalk in front of their former Manhattan high school yesterday. en-us Chris Cooper and Yuki Hagiwara Sat 5 Sep 2009 http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601080&sid=ad4L3.m_ZQOI A Mitsubishi Corp. internet shopping unit lost credit card details on 52,000 customers after its servers were hacked from overseas. en-us Liz Nelson Wed 2 Sep 2009 http://www.fox10tv.com/dpp/news/local_news/pensacola/Navy_Laptop_With_Personal_Info_Missing Naval Hospital Pensacola will be notifying thousands of beneficiaries who use its pharmacy services, following the disappearance of a laptop computer August 18 which contains personally identifiable information. en-us Dave Spencer Tue 1 Sep 2009 http://www.wkyt.com/news/headlines/56659567.html A file containing the personal information including social security numbers of nearly 100 students at the Bluegrass Community and Technical College has been reported to police as stolen. en-us Alison Dayani Sat 29 Aug 2009 http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2009/08/29/laptops-containing-medical-details-of-birmingham-patients-stolen-97319-24559290/ Laptops containing the private and medical details of more than 7,000 Birmingham NHS patients, including sick children, have been stolen prompting a massive security alert. en-us Mark Puente Fri 28 Aug 2009 http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2009/08/cuyahoga_county_officials_sear.html Cuyahoga County officials are searching for a box that fell off a truck and contained personal information for 300 people. en-us Monica Landeros and Taren Reed Wed 26 Aug 2009 http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/mostpopular/news-article.aspx?storyid=143978&provider=top More than 100 employee files containing sensitive information, like social security numbers and fingerprints, were dropped off at First Coast News by a person claiming to be a janitor. en-us Richard Gurner Tue 25 Aug 2009 http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/4562577.Confidential_documents_found_by_Worthing_Town_Hall_bins/ Confidential council papers containing residents� bank details and addresses have been found dumped outside a town hall. en-us Priyanka Dayal Fri 21 Aug 2009 http://www.telegram.com/article/20090821/NEWS/908210393/1116 Nearly a year ago, hackers broke into a computer server that contained Social Security numbers and �a very limited amount of� credit card information for graduates of University of Massachusetts at Amherst, the university announced recently. en-us Art Jahnke Thu 20 Aug 2009 http://www.bu.edu/today/2009/08/17/rotc-computer-files-found-public-domain A file transfer program erroneously installed on a server in an Army Reserve Officers� Training Corps (ROTC) office at Boston University inadvertently exposed personal information about thousands of people affiliated with the program. en-us David Morrison Wed 19 Aug 2009 http://www.cutimes.com/News/2009/8/Pages/Radisson-Hotels-Reporting-Significant-Data-Breach.aspx The Radisson Hotel chain is the latest American retail company to announce it has suffered a significant breach of its computer systems resulting in the compromise of credit and debit card data. en-us www.fox13now.com Tue 18 Aug 2009 http://www.fox13now.com/news/kstu-laptop-with-sensitive-information-600-missing,0,1247945.story?track=rss The Weber County Sheriff's Office is concerned about a missing laptop from a loan officer that contains sensitive and personal information of hundreds of home owners in Utah. Deputies said the loan officer accidently left his computer on a sidewalk en-us Leo Stallworth Tue 18 Aug 2009 http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/local/los_angeles&id=6971986&rss=rss-kabc-article-6971986 More than a dozen computers have been stolen from California State University, Los Angeles, sparking concerns over possible identity theft. en-us Kevin Kelly Sat 15 Aug 2009 http://nky.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/AB/20090815/NEWS0103/908160359/ A Northern Kentucky University employee's laptop computer - which contained personal information about some current and former students -- was stolen from a restricted area last month, university officials said. en-us The Associated Press Fri 14 Aug 2009 http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-mi-studentinformatio,0,7438085.story School officials say personal information from 455 students at Calhoun Area Career Center during the 2005-2006 school year was available online for more than three years. en-us Datalossdb.org Thu 13 Aug 2009 https://p3slhsccweb.secureserver.net/filemanager/c97a12f6-7312-46ab-8a6e-161cd5da85bc A tape was lost at one of Chase Bank's off site storage locations. en-us Daily Reveille Thu 13 Aug 2009 http://www.lsureveille.com/students-social-security-numbers-put-on-internet-12-30-p-m-1.1815684 Some University students' personal information � their names and social security numbers � were displayed on a Web site accessible to the public recently. en-us UC Berkeley Tue 11 Aug 2009 http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2009/08/11_data.shtml University of California, Berkeley, officials announced today (Tuesday, Aug. 11) that the campus will be notifying approximately 490 individuals of a computer security incident involving the Graduate School of Journalism. en-us Gregory Turk Mon 10 Aug 2009 http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601101&sid=aKyCalmYrSrc Amuse Inc., a Japanese provider of management services for musicians and athletes, said credit card data and other personal information of 148,680 clients may have been stolen in a possible hacker attack from overseas. en-us The Associated Press Sat 8 Aug 2009 http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-ia-websiteclosed,0,251983.story A link to the Iowa secretary of state's Web site has been closed down after it was discovered that Social Security numbers of hundreds of business officials were accessible by the public. en-us Fri 7 Aug 2009 http://www.japantoday.com/category/business/view/mitsubishi-ufj-nicos-reports-data-on-197000-clients-missing Japanese credit card company Mitsubishi UFJ Nicos Co said Thursday it has lost key information on around 197,000 customers but added it is unlikely that the data have been leaked to outside sources and misused in online transactions. en-us The Associated Press Thu 6 Aug 2009 http://cbs4denver.com/wireapnewsco/Colo.Corrections.dept.2.1118570.html A Colorado Department of Corrections official says the financial records of more than 1,000 members of its staff were accidentally e-mailed to other employees. en-us Thomas Claburn Wed 5 Aug 2009 http://www.informationweek.com/news/security/attacks/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=219100155 Mozilla on Wednesday disclosed that a security breach had occurred at a third-party vendor that operates the backend infrastructure of the Mozilla Store. en-us soulxtc Tue 4 Aug 2009 http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9621/supreme_court_justice_caught_up_in_limewire_data_breach/ Investment firm employee shared more than he bargained for, including the names, dates, and social security numbers of some 2,000 of the firm�s clients with others using the popular file-sharing program. en-us Channel 3000 Tue 4 Aug 2009 http://www.channel3000.com/news/20283610/detail.html A stolen laptop might have compromised the personal information of some Wisconsin soldiers. en-us Lauren R. Dorgan Tue 4 Aug 2009 http://www.cmonitor.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090804/FRONTPAGE/908040303 State officials are investigating a security breach after an inmate in Concord was caught with a list containing the names of all Corrections Department employees as of 2008 and a string of data on each, including their Social Security numbers. en-us The Associated Press Sat 1 Aug 2009 http://www.mlive.com/newsflash/technology/index.ssf?/base/national-42/124917056344740.xml&storylist=technology A Williams Cos. Inc. laptop containing personal and compensation information for more than 4,400 current and former employees was stolen from a worker's vehicle, company and police officials said. en-us McKenzie Martin Tue 28 Jul 2009 http://www.kktv.com/home/headlines/51897687.html Imagine finding out that criminals may have gotten their hands on your social security number. en-us Dan Goodin Sun 25 Jul 2009 http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/07/25/network_solutions_ecommerce_breach/ en-us The Associated Press Sat 24 July 2009 http://hamptonroads.com/2009/07/ssn-other-data-900-mistakenly-released-hampton The Social Security numbers and other personal information of nearly 900 people who were banned from public housing in Hampton were accidentally given to a resident who requested the information. en-us AP Thu 23 Jul 2009 http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D99K26JO0&show_article=1&catnum=0 ALICO Japan warned on Thursday that credit card data for some of its insurance policyholders are suspected of having been leaked and abused this month. en-us BBC News Wed 22 Jul 2009 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8162787.stm The Financial Services Authority (FSA) said customer data had been lost in the post on two occasions. en-us The Iverness Courier Wed 22 Jul 2009 http://www.inverness-courier.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/10034/Council_warned_after_laptop_thefts.html HIGHLAND Council has been found in breach of the Data Protection Act after two laptop computers containing personal information - including the medical details of around 1400 people - were stolen from its Inverness headquarters. en-us Andrew Donoghue Tue 21 Jul 2009 http://www.eweekeurope.co.uk/news/mod-admits-losing-an-entire-server-1432 During 2008, the UK Ministry of Defence admits it lost an entire server from a secure building - as well as 1.7m individuals' personal data. en-us Raymond Castile Fri 17 Jul 2009 http://suburbanjournals.stltoday.com/articles/2009/07/17/stcharles/news/doc4a60fecd526bb568210525.txt The Francis Howell School District is warning employees that a laptop computer theft could have compromised personal information. en-us Jason Stoogenke Thu 16 Jul 2009 http://www.wsoctv.com/news/20078607/detail.html A pastor found hundreds of documents with personal information in a Dumpster early Thursday. en-us Jim Sullinger Thu 16 Jul 2009 http://www.kansascity.com/news/breaking_news/story/1329367.html A digital file containing the names and Social Security numbers of 8,600 people was mistakenly sent to 49 Johnson County employees on July 1. en-us Bill Cotterell Mon 13 Jul 2009 http://www.tallahassee.com/article/20090713/COLUMNIST03/907130306/Bill+Cotterell++DOE+slow+to+act+on+ID+threat You know that feeling you get, when you speed through a red light or run a stop sign? There's that first ghastly flash of comprehension when just want to get through the intersection without killing anybody. en-us Robert McMillan Mon 13 Jul 2009 http://www.pcworld.com/article/168311/lexisnexis_warns_of_breach_after_alleged_mafia_bust.html Information broker LexisNexis has warned more than 13,000 consumers, saying that a Florida man who is facing charges in an alleged mafia racketeering conspiracy may have accessed some of the same sensitive consumer databases that were once used to track terrorists. en-us Mary Richards Mon 13 Jul 2009 http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=7144614 The Canyons School District is warning 6,000 of its current and former employees that their personal information may have been compromised. en-us Jeff Coen Wed 8 Jul 2009 http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2009/07/att-temp-charged-with-stealing-co-worker-info.html?obref=obinsite A temporary employee for AT&T was arrested today on charges she stole personal information on 2,100 co-workers and then pocketed more than $70,000 by taking out short-term payday loans in the names of 130 of them. en-us CBS News Wed 8 Jul 2009 http://www.cbc.ca/canada/edmonton/story/2009/07/08/edmonton-computer-virus-health.html?ref=rss The personal health information of thousands of Albertans was skimmed from the Alberta Health Services Edmonton network in May as a computer virus infected the network. en-us Phil Muncaster Tue 7 Jul 2009 http://www.v3.co.uk/v3/news/2245559/ico-catches-dpa-offender Yet another company has had its knuckles rapped by the UK data protection watchdog, after losing over 2,000 personal details belonging to customers. en-us Clickon Detroit Thu 2 Jul 2009 http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/19923816/detail.html Employees in the Redford Union School District noticed a problem Tuesday with a mailing they received telling them about a new dental coverage plan. en-us Cara Liu Thu 2 Jul 2009 http://www.kpho.com/money/19936013/detail.html Two Phoenix men are accused of stealing thousands of American Express card numbers and swindling more than a million dollars from customers. en-us Karen Massie Tue 30 Jun 2009 http://www.news10.net/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=62294 Hundreds of current and former employees with Sutter Health will soon get a letter telling them their personal data has been compromised. en-us Jackie Noblett Fri 26 Jun 2009 http://www.masshightech.com/stories/2009/06/22/daily57-Data-security-breach-hits-state-solar-program.html About 810 residents that had applied for the Massachusetts Commonwealth Solar rebate program had their personal information posted on a government website for nearly an hour, according to a notice from the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative. en-us Anthony Clark Wed 24 Jun 2009 http://www.gainesville.com/article/20090624/ARTICLES/906249921/1002?Title=Stolen-flash-drive-held-personal-data-on-2-828-people The names, addresses and Social Security numbers of about 3,000 people employed by a handful of state businesses were on a password-protected flash drive stolen from the car of a Florida Department of Revenue employee in Georgia. en-us Lindsey Roberts Wed 24 Jun 2009 http://www.wvec.com/news/topstories/stories/wvec_top_062409_exposed_documents.310f18a.html Residents of a Norfolk housing project expressed shock and outrage that documents containing their Social Security numbers and salary information were found lying in a field. en-us NewsOK Wed 24 Jun 2009 http://newsok.com/data-danger-not-foreseen-for-oklahoma-teachers/article/3380245 An official with the Oklahoma Commission for Teacher Preparation said Tuesday it appears teachers� personal information was not accessed on a stolen server. en-us Brent Wittmeier Wed 24 Jun 2009 http://www.edmontonjournal.com/Health/Laptops+with+patient+info+stolen+from+hospital/1728255/story.html Two laptops containing the private information of 250,000 Alberta patients were stolen from a research lab the University of Alberta Hospital earlier this month. en-us WVBR Tue 23 Jun 2009 http://wvbr.com/news/660 A stolen Cornell University computer has compromised the personal information of thousands of members of the University community. en-us RTE News Wed 17 Jun 2009 http://www.rte.ie/news/2009/0617/bordgais.html A laptop computer containing bank account details of 75,000 Bord G�is customers has been stolen in Dublin. en-us Gina Macris Sun 14 Jun 2009 http://www.projo.com/news/content/cyber_crime_06-14-09_23ELR7D_v12.36d61d0.html One day last August, the Secret Service paid a visit to the new owners of Custom House Coffee off West Main Road. en-us New Hampshire Consumer Protection & Antitrust Bureau Fri 12 Jum 2009 http://www.databreaches.net/?p=5600 Investment firm Charles Schwab has notified the New Hampshire Attorney General's Office that in early May, a computer hard drive containing client personal information, including Social Security numbers, names or account numbers, was stolen. en-us KPTV.com Fri 12 Jun 2009 http://www.kptv.com/technology/19739721/detail.html Oregon Health & Science University is contacting 1,000 patients after a physician's laptop was stolen from a car parked at the doctor's Washington County home. en-us McClatchy-Tribune Information Services Fri 12 Jun 2009 http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2009/06/12/4223796.htm An incident at an Iowa City workforce office in early June has prompted Kirkwood Community College officials to issue an alert to about 1,600 individuals and businesses. en-us Dan Kaplan Tue 9 Jun 2009 http://www.scmagazineus.com/T-Mobile-confirms-hack-but-doubts-crooks-have-the-goods/article/138211/ T-Mobile has confirmed that hackers were able to swipe data from its systems, but the wireless carrier is downplaying the threat to customers. en-us Everdeen Mason Mon 8 Jun 2009 http://media.www.thelantern.com/media/storage/paper333/news/2009/06/08/Campus/Dining.Services.Faces.Security.Debacle-3746546.shtml It's been a rough end of the term for Ohio State Dining Services. The director of Dining Services, Thomas Stevenson, has resigned from his position, and 350 student employees had their social security numbers accidentally leaked in an e-mail. en-us Bob Segall Mon 8 Jun 2009 http://www.wthr.com/Global/story.asp?S=10498648 A local drug store has agreed to punishment for jeopardizing the private information of its customers. en-us Karin Kapsidelis Fri 5 Jun 2009 http://www.timesdispatch.com/rtd/news/local/article/VCUUGATER05_20090605-115401/272056/ Virginia Commonwealth University is notifying 17,214 current and former students of a security breach that may have exposed their Social Security numbers. en-us Bill Sizemore Thu 4 Jun 2009 http://hamptonroads.com/2009/06/officials-hacker-may-have-stolen-social-security-numbers State officials are notifying more than a half-million Virginians that their Social Security numbers may have been contained in a prescription drug database that was targeted by a computer hacker April 30. en-us Parliamentary reporter Mon 1 Jun 2009 http://uk.news.yahoo.com/16/20090601/ttc-nhs-scotland-loses-patients-medical-6315470.html The admission comes just days after the Scottish parliament published a report recommending the devolved government should be more proactive, ensuring compliance with security standards. en-us Michele Mon 1 Jun 2009 http://www.ecommerce-journal.com/news/15888_hundreds_of_aviva_customers_notified_of_data_breach According to databreaches. net, Aviva USA is notifying hundreds customers that their Social Security numbers may have been acquired after malware infected one of their computers. en-us John Leyden Thu 28 2009 http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/05/28/pension_data_breach_alert/ A lost laptop containing the personal data of 109,000 Pensions Trust members has sparked the latest in a growing list of information security breach alerts. en-us The E.W. Scripps Co. Wed 27 May 2009 http://www.kypost.com/content/wcposhared/story/Students-Social-Security-Nos-Found-In-Dumpster/V-rtXHETi02hT93v3kGdjw.cspx You expect a school to protect your child's private information, but one local school admits it slipped up and is in the process of working to be sure it never happens again. en-us Tom Murphy Wed 27 May 2009 http://www.wtop.com/?nid=111&sid=1684185 Aetna Inc. will offer free credit monitoring for a year to about 65,000 people after some e-mails were copied from the health insurer's job application Web site. en-us Sun 24 May 2009 http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/05/24/2579306.htm New South Wales Police have confirmed that several boxes of sensitive documents containing records from a private nursing home were found on a street in inner Sydney. en-us Times Staff Report Sat 23 May 2009 http://www.thetimesonline.com/articles/2009/05/23/business/business/doc7bd7e7f0a59dd2a7862575be0060e51a.txt The Department of Workforce Development is notifying approximately 4,500 unemployment recipients concerning the accidental disclosure of their Social Security number to the incorrect employer. en-us Larry Magasak Tue 19 May 2009 http://www.twincities.com/ci_12404723?nclick_check=1 The National Archives lost a computer hard drive containing massive amounts of sensitive data from the Clinton administration, including Social Security numbers, addresses, and Secret Service and White House operating procedures, congressional officials said Tuesday. en-us Chris Megerian Mon 18 May 2009 http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2009/05/3k_unemployed_nj_residents_may.html Nearly 30,000 unemployed New Jersey residents now have something else to do besides looking for work: They can worry about who may have their Social Security number. en-us kptv.com Wed 13 May 2009 http://www.kptv.com/news/19449380/detail.html A laptop stolen on the East Coast may have put members Oregon's largest private-sector union at risk of identity theft. en-us The Wall Street Journal Tue 12 May 2009 http://blogs.wsj.com/health/2009/05/12/johns-hopkins-employee-may-have-stolen-patient-data/ Johns Hopkins is alerting more than 10,000 of its hospital patients that they may have been victims of identity theft. en-us Bob Lewis Tue 12 May 2009 http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iANbW2L-8_86kJv3gb7vYIJ2FFRgD984V78G0 State officials still don't know the extent to which a hacker compromised Virginia's prescription drug monitoring system. en-us Bill Turque Tue 12 May 2009 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/11/AR2009051102299.html The D.C. agency that handles college financial aid requests said yesterday that it had accidentally e-mailed personal information from 2,400 student applicants to more than 1,000 of those applicants. en-us economictimes.indiatimes.com Tue 12 May 2009 http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/ET-Cetera/Hackers-breach-US-air-traffic-system/articleshow/4512258.cms Hackers broke into the air traffic control computers of the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) several times in recent years, according to a government audit. en-us Thomas Claburn Fri 8 May 2009 http://www.informationweek.com/news/security/attacks/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=217400055 For six months, hackers had access to a server at the University of California, Berkeley, and stole personal information associated with as many as 160,000 students, alumni, and parents. en-us Brian Prince Fri 8 May 2009 http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Security/Virginia-Urges-Caution-After-Hacker-Claims-of-Data-Breach-102151/ While law enforcement officials investigate reports of a data breach, the Virginia Department of Health Professions are urging anyone who could be affected to watch vigilantly for signs of identity theft for the next 12 to 24 months. en-us hertsad.co.uk Thu 7 May 2009 http://www.hertsad.co.uk/content/herts/news/story.aspx?brand=HADOnline&category=News&tBrand=HertsCambsOnline&tCategory=newslatestHAD&itemid=WEED06%20May%202009%2013%3A46%3A37%3A837 Personal details of around 2,000 patients are in the hands of thieves after three laptops containing confidential information were stolen in separate incidents. en-us Julie N. Chang Tue 5 May 2009 http://www2.morganton.com/content/2009/may/05/stolen-east-burke-christian-ministries-laptop-cont/news/ A thief who broke into East Burke Christian Ministries, 204 S. Center St., stole a computer containing more than 1,000 Social Security numbers of clients, ministry Directory Carolyn Yoder said. en-us Associated Press Mon 4 May 2009 http://www.wctv.tv/APNews/headlines/44330617.html Fulton County elections officials have signed a consent order with the state admitting they unlawfully disposed of 30 boxes of voter documents in 2007. en-us KITV.com Mon 4 May 2009 http://www.kitv.com/news/19367867/detail.html More than 15,000 students at Kapiolani Community College face an identity theft risk because of an Internet security breach, school officials said. en-us Amy Westfeldt Fri 1 May 2009 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30525513/ The LexisNexis online information service is warning 32,000 people their personal information may have been improperly accessed in a credit card fraud scheme that postal officials say bilked hundreds. en-us Vallery Brown Thu 30 2009 http://newsok.com/theft-of-computer-puts225000-at-risk/article/3365575 A laptop computer containing the personal information of about 225,000 Oklahomans was stolen from a city home last week. en-us John Morgan Thu 30 Apr 2009 http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/cn_news_home/displayarticle.asp?id=412764 ADDENBROOKE'S has been ordered to tighten security on personal data after a member of staff lost a memory stick containing the medical details of 741 patients. en-us yorkshirepost.co.uk Wed 29 Apr 2009 http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/Confidential-hospital-records-lost-by.5216361.jp A SHAMED health worker from West Yorkshire has resigned after losing a computer memory stick thought to contain confidential records on thousands of patients. en-us Jay F Marks Thu 23 Apr 2009 http://www.newsok.com/oklahoma-dhs-warns-of-possible-information-leak-after-laptop-stolen/article/3363863?custom_click=masthead_topten Almost 500,000 households are receiving letters from the state Department of Human Services notifying them their personal information may have been contained on a laptop computer stolen from an agency employee earlier this month. en-us BBC News Thu 23 Apr 2009 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/north_east/8014420.stm A laptop containing personal details of almost 1,400 patients has been stolen from Aberdeen Royal Infirmary. en-us Amber Lee Wed 22 Apr 2009 http://www.ksby.com/Global/story.asp?S=10232780 Marian Medical Center in Santa Maria says recent patients of the emergency room and Urgent Care Center should be on alert after a Blackberry containing patient information was stolen from the hospital. en-us Charlotte Business Journal Mon 21 Apr 2009 http://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/stories/2009/04/20/daily11.html FairPoint Communications Inc. says a worker�s failure to abide by security precautions caused a portable data-storage device containing employee information to disappear from an undisclosed FairPoint office. en-us Siobhan Gorman, August Cole and Yochi Dreazen Mon 21 Apr 2009 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124027491029837401.html#mod=article-outset-box Computer spies have broken into the Pentagon's $300 billion Joint Strike Fighter project -- the Defense Department's costliest weapons program ever -- according to current and former government officials familiar with the attacks. en-us The Associated Press Mon 13 Apr 2009 http://www.wxii12.com/news/19167778/detail.html Letters have been sent to the affected cardiology and orthopedic patients treated at Moses Cone Health System's Hospitals between February 2004 and February 2009. en-us Katherine Leal Unmuth Mon 13 Apr 2009 http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/education/stories/041309dnmetirvingidtheft.3aaa975.html Irving school officials now say that identity thieves obtained the names and Social Security numbers of 3,400 teachers and other employees contained in an old benefits report and then used the information to make thousands of dollars in purchases. en-us wmcstations.com Sun 12 Apr 2009 http://www.wmcstations.com/Global/story.asp?S=10170441&nav=menu59_2_2 Officials at Southwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center are notifying patients about the February theft of a computer at a Flowood billing company. en-us kgw.com Sat 11 Apr 2009 http://www.kgw.com/news-local/stories/kgw_041109_news_hacker_dhs_computers.c6d1433a.html State officials say state computer security experts are investigating a security breach that was detected in an Oregon Department of Human Services computer network. en-us Liz Holland Sat 11 2009 http://www.delmarvanow.com/article/20090411/NEWS01/904110363/1002 As many as 100,000 patients of Peninsula Orthopaedic Associates are being warned to protect themselves against identity theft after tapes containing patient information were stolen. en-us Fanny S. Chirinos Fri 10 Apr 2009 http://www.caller.com/news/2009/apr/10/gexa_energy_lost_info/ Former and current customers of Gexa Energy may have had their personal information compromised last year. en-us J. Harry Jones Fri 10 Apr 2009 http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/apr/10/1b10data191738-bank-warns-customers-after-theft/ The theft of seven laptop computers from an auditing firm has led the Borrego Springs Bank to send warning letters to all of its customers saying their personal financial information may be in the hands of criminals. en-us PennState Live Thu 9 Apr 2009 http://live.psu.edu/story/39025 In just the first three months of 2009, the Identity Theft Resource Center, a nonprofit organization that works to promote the understanding and prevention of identity theft, reported 133 data breaches on computer systems nationwide, potentially exposing more than 1.5 million records containing personally identifiable information such as Social Security and credit card numbers. en-us Ry Crozier Thu 9 Apr 2009 http://www.itnews.com.au/News/100687,web-hosting-talk-payment-system-hack-revealed.aspx A hacker has dumped active credit card numbers of users of the popular Web Hosting Talk forums online less than 24 hours after the site restored the lion�s share of data deleted in an initial breach. en-us Press Release Thu 9 Apr 2009 http://orange.mync.com/site/orange/news|Sports|Lifestyles/story/31691/dmv-investigates-breach-at-carrboro-office The North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles and other local law enforcement agencies are investigating a breach of security at its Carrboro Driver License office, located at 104-GG Carrboro Plaza Shopping Center. en-us John Pace Thu 9 Apr 2009 http://blogs.bluelance.com/2009/04/former-employee-arrested-in-fox-data-breach.html A former employee of Fox Entertainment Group was arrested last week for stealing the confidential information of approximately 10 other employees of the company. en-us Curtis Lum Tue 7 Apr 2009 http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20090408/NEWS01/904080383/1001 Nearly 1,900 holders of Hawai'i commercial driver's licenses are being warned to take measures to prevent identity theft after a state computer containing personal information was stolen three weeks ago. en-us COMTEX Fri 3 Apr 2009 http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2009/04/03/4104832.htm Personal information for 7,845 town taxpayers was exposed on the Internet last weekend due to a vendor's mistake, town officials said late Thursday. en-us TheCityPaper Fri 3 Apr 2009 http://www.nashvillecitypaper.com/news.php?viewStory=67285 A former child support worker was arrested after attempting to sell the personal information � including names, Social Security numbers and bank account numbers � of 1,600 people. en-us BBC News Fri 3 Apr 2009 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/manchester/7981371.stm Burglars stole the laptop from offices of Wigan Borough Council in January, but authority chiefs have only just disclosed the incident. en-us Matthew Stabley Thu 2 Apr 2009 http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/ID-Theft-Concerns-Maryland-Employees-After-Info-Lost-in-Mail.html Thousands of Maryland state employees have identity theft concerns after some of their personal information was lost in the mail. en-us NZPA Wed 1 Apr 2009 http://www.odt.co.nz/news/national/49970/system-fault-makes-student-information-public A fault in Massey University's intranet system, MyMassey, allowed almost 200 students to access each other's personal information last night. en-us Nick Perry Wed 1 Apr 2009 http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008958501_uwdata01m.html About 6,000 University of Washington employees were notified this week that their names and Social Security numbers were on a computer system that was hacked. en-us Sentinel staff report Thu 2 April 2009 http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/localnews/ci_12051880 When thieves broke into a medical office near Dominican Hospital recently they made off with a laptop containing personal and medical information on about 1,000 patients, officials at Palo Alto Medical Foundation said. en-us Anna Caldwell and David Earley Sun 29 Mar 2009 http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,25260243-952,00.html The power of the internet has meant the confidential medical records of more than 250 patients remain available for any computer user to see. en-us Gill Montia Sun 29 Mar 2009 http://www.bankingtimes.co.uk/29032009-internet-fraudsters-publish-19000-credit-card-details/ The credit card details of up to 19,000 Britons have appeared on the internet, apparently locatable by a simple Google search. en-us Milton J. Valencia Tue 24 Mar 2009 http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/03/24/mass_general_paperwork_for_66_patients_lost_on_red_line_train/ Paperwork containing the personal medical information of at least 66 patients at Massachusetts General Hospital was lost this month when an employee apparently left it on an MBTA train. en-us John Leyden Tue 24 Mar 2009 http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/03/24/hospital_data_breach_notice/ A north London health authority has been given until the end of the month to improve its information security policies following an embarrassing information security blunder last year. en-us Josh DeVine Thu 19 Mar 2009 http://www.wsmv.com/news/18966430/detail.html#- Nashville mother who was walking along Scott Avenue found confidential paperwork that lists Metro school students' names, Social Security numbers and disabilities. en-us Veronika Belenkaya Wed 18 Mar 2009 http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2009/03/18/2009-03-18_dozens_of_confidential_city_public_housi.html Dozens of confidential files with city public housing residents' birth dates, Social Security numbers, and eviction notices were dumped on an East New York street over the weekend. en-us Debbie Gebolys Wed 18 Mar 2009 http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2009/03/18/COTAprob.ART_ART_03-18-09_B7_5UD98US.html?type=rss&cat=&sid=101 More than 900 current and former COTA employees recently learned their Social Security numbers had been sent to dozens of health-insurance companies. en-us Fort Mill Times Wed 18 Mar 2009 http://www.fortmilltimes.com/124/story/496932.html University of West Georgia officials have notified nearly 1,300 students and faculty members that their personal information was on a laptop stolen from a professor traveling in Italy. en-us Stephenie Steitzer Wed 18 Mar 2009 http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20090318/NEWS01/90318044/1008 Names, dates of birth and Social Security numbers of roughly 28,000 state retirees were e-mailed to the Kentucky Retirement Systems without being properly encrypted for security purposes by its pharmacy benefit provider. en-us Ben Skalina Wed 18 Mar 2009 http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2009/03/18/security_breach_exposes_employ.aspx An electronic security breach last month exposed the Social Security numbers of more than 1,000 Office of Physical Plant (OPP) employees from 2000, an OPP spokesman said Tuesday. en-us NZPA Tue 17 Mar 2009 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/australia/news/article.cfm?l_id=15&objectid=10562111 Online hackers have stolen personal information from almost 6000 Shell customers in New Zealand and Australia. en-us TMCnews Mon 16 Mar 2009 http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2009/03/16/4060101.htm The student data was directory and educational information, such as student identification numbers and grade point averages. en-us Brian Prince Thu 12 Mar 2009 http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Security/Minnesota-Senator-Coleman-Deals-With-Donor-Data-Breach/ Minnesota Sen. Norm Coleman is dealing with a data leak that resulted in donor information being posted online. en-us Brian Meechan Wed 11 Mar 2009 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/wales_politics/7935210.stm The personal details of more than 2,300 crime victims were lost in the post by Gwent Police, BBC Wales has discovered. en-us Laura Norton Tue 10 Mar 2009 http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20090310/NEWS/903100371/1033?Title=Sheriff-s-employees-warned-after-theft- The personal information on Sonoma County Sheriff's Department employees is at risk from a recent security breach, Sheriff Bill Cogbill warned employees Monday. en-us Salisbury Journal Sun 8 Mar 2009 http://www.salisburyjournal.co.uk/search/4109687.Data_blunder_was_a____serious_breach___/ Hampshire residents seeking permission for a new extension, wall or fence have been left exposed to identity theft. en-us Statesman Staff Sat 7 Mar 2009 http://www.idahostatesman.com/localnews/story/690198.html The U.S. Department of Energy says information on the disk was gathered at Idaho National Laboratory during a medical screening program for workers who may have been exposed to hazardous materials on the job. en-us Diane Krieger Spivak Fri 6 Mar 2009 http://www.post-trib.com/news/1463758,fema-lost-laptop-0306.article A laptop containing Social Security numbers and other personal information from dozens of victims of last September's floods was reported stolen from a housing inspector's car, federal officials acknowledged Thursday. en-us eCommerce Report Fri 6 Mar 2009 http://www.ecommercereport.com.au/story83.php One of Australia�s big four banks has confirmed fraud on some of the credit-cards whose details were stolen in the theft of up to 60,000 customers records from Bottle Domains. en-us Michael Barbaro AND Sewell Chan Fri 6 Mar 2009 http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/03/06/city-employees-affected-by-two-data-breaches/ A document containing names and Social Security numbers of 3,470 city employees represented by the Organization of Staff Analysts, a 4,600-member municipal union, disappeared after an apparent mix-up in the mail system, prompting the city to send letters to the employees warning that their information might have been compromised. en-us John Goddard Thu 5 Mar 2009 http://www.thestar.com/article/596808 Private information for landlords about tenants, including social insurance numbers and mental health issues, can be accessed on the Internet. en-us Reuven Blau Wed 4 Mar 2009 http://www.nypost.com/seven/03042009/news/regionalnews/nypd_civilian_worker_busted_in_mass_cop__157927.htm A civilian official of the NYPD's pension fund has been charged with taking computer data that could be used to steal the identities of 80,000 current and retired cops, sources said. en-us Bart Mills Wed 4 Mar 2009 http://www.limaohio.com/news/theft_34914___article.html/patients_rita.html A stolen bag has left some St. Rita's patients worrying about identity theft. en-us Melissa Nix Wed 4 Mar 2009 http://www.sacbee.com/content/news/story/1669957.html A document with the Social Security numbers of more than 500 Elk Grove Unified School District employees was lost by a district employee more than a month ago, according to Mary Deutsch, president of the California School Employee Association local in Elk Grove. en-us Jon Land Mon 2 Mar 2009 http://www.24dash.com/news/Local_Government/2009-03-02-Lost-council-data-stick-contained-bank-details-of-1-000-residents A county council today admitted losing a memory stick containing the names and bank details of more than 1,000 housing-benefit recipients. en-us Keith Purtell Sun 1 Mar 2009 http://www.muskogeephoenix.com/local/local_story_060014536.html Officials at the city of Muskogee recently discovered that a computer �zip� disk containing personal information has been in public circulation since 2000. en-us Sam Penrod Fri 27 Feb 2009 http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=5715371 Personal information including bank account and social security numbers was free for anyone to steal near the dumpster of a Draper real estate office Friday. en-us Zach Fridell Wed 25 Feb 2009 http://www.steamboatpilot.com/news/2009/feb/25/school_district_office_burglarized/ Ten years worth of Social Security numbers for 1,300 past and present employees was compromised Tuesday night when a laptop was stolen from the Steamboat Springs School District office. en-us BBC News Wed 25 Feb 2009 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/north_east/7908856.stm North Wales NHS Trust is carrying out a review of its data security following the incident at Glan Clwyd hospital in Denbighshire last month. en-us Earl Holland Tue 23 Feb 2009 http://www.delmarvanow.com/article/20090123/NEWS01/901230311 A former nursing assistant was sentenced to five years in prison and must pay in excess of $8,000 in restitution for stealing the identities of her patients at a Salisbury retirement community. en-us CNW Group Tue 23 Feb 2009 http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/February2009/23/c2869.html Ryerson University today initiated a plan to notify individuals whose personal information may have been exposed due to an isolated software error discovered in the University's Student Administration System (SAS) which went live with an upgrade on November 17, 2008. en-us Jeff Overley Tue 23 Feb 2009 http://www.ocregister.com/articles/information-seaview-files-2316272-center-recycling Folders with personal information for numerous clients of a local mortgage broker sat for days at a public recycling site, overflowing from the tops of several bins in an apparently glaring identity theft risk. en-us Ian Robson Mon 22 Feb 2009 http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/mr-justice-consumer-advice/2009/02/22/customers-personal-data-sent-to-stranger-79310-22980676/ Fiat Financial Services had sent a credit agreement to motorist Darren Wright after he bought a car. en-us KIIITV News Fri 20 Feb 2009 http://www.kiiitv.com/news/local/40008107.html A class roster containing the names and social security numbers of some 53 Del Mar College students has been stolen. en-us Associated Press Thu 19 Feb 2009 http://www.katv.com/news/stories/0209/596850.html en-us Brad Segall Thu 19 Feb 2009 http://www.kyw1060.com/pages/3882539.php?contentType=4&contentId=3550177 A 19-year-old Philadelphia woman has admitted skimming customers' credit cards while working the takeout counter last summer at a Montgomery County restaurant. en-us Nathan Crabbe Wed 18 Feb 2009 http://www.gainesville.com/article/20090219/ARTICLES/902190953/0/NEWS04 A foreign hacker gained access to a University of Florida computer system containing the personal information of more than 97,200 students, faculty and staff, UF announced Thursday. en-us Melissa Blasius Wed 18 Feb 2009 http://www.azcentral.com/12news/news/articles/2009/02/19/20090219cubithospitalthefts02192009-CR.html An East Valley hospital worker targeted elderly, female patients in a series of credit card thefts, according to Scottsdale police. Investigators say Sylvia Cubit, would rack up charges on victim's credit and bank accounts, believing older people were unlikely to check online statements and notice the fraud early. en-us Associated Press Wed 18 Feb 2009 http://www.kvia.com/Global/story.asp?S=9868859&nav=AbC0 An Albuquerque food pantry is warning its clients that tens of thousands of them are at risk for identity theft after a laptop computer containing their personal information was stolen last week. en-us Cathleen F. Crowley Wed 18 Feb 2009 http://timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=771466 Alice Fisk searched Google hoping to find condolence messages written on memorial sites for her daughter, who died in September from complications of diabetes. en-us Daniel Tepfer Wed 18 Feb 2009 http://www.connpost.com/ci_11731287?source=most_viewed The Fairfield man who threatened to make public thousands of financial records of People's United Bank customers that he found in trash bins is a wanted man after skipping a court date Wednesday. en-us Chris Landers Tue 18 Feb 2009 http://www.citypaper.com/news/story.asp?id=17545 Bill Wall is a large man with close-cropped hair and the bearing of a military man, which he is--a major in the Army's 729th Brigade Support Battalion. His wife Deborah is tiny, blond, and full of an energy that belies the fact that for more than 10 years she has been suffering from a disease that attacks her kidneys. en-us Eric Reinagel Mon 17 Feb 2009 http://www.pressconnects.com/article/20090217/NEWS01/902170341 The winter/spring 2009 alumni magazine was mailed to 28,000 people. BCC spokesman Rich David said the office of alumni affairs, which produces the magazine, is operating under the premise that less than 14,000 copies had Social Security numbers on the magazine. en-us Wayne Grayson Sat 14 Feb 2009 http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/article/20090214/NEWS/902130209/1007?Title=UA_says_probe_continues_of__08_hacking Someone illegally gained access to 17 computer servers at the University of Alabama in November 2008, a UA official said Friday. en-us Megan Matteucci Fri 13 Feb 2009 http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/clayton/stories/2009/02/13/clayton_sheriff_theft.html Clayton County Sheriff Kem Kimbrough is investigating a security breach after some deputies� personal information was taken from internal files. en-us The Canadian Press Wed 11 Feb 2009 http://www.oilweek.com/news.asp?ID=21132 The City of Regina says it is retraining staff after an employee accidentally released the private information of 1,000 citizens and city workers. en-us BBC News Tue 10 Feb 2009 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/7880253.stm More than 1,000 patients of the Royal Bolton Hospital have been contacted after their personal details were lost near the hospital grounds. en-us Rod Walton Tue 10 Feb 2009 http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectid=298&articleid=20090210_298_0_Olnakn895004 Online banking bandits pulled thousands of dollars from the accounts of current and former SemGroup LP employees after personal information was inadvertently left on a bankruptcy court document made public last summer. en-us Joan Lowy Tue 10 Feb 2009 http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/F/FAA_COMPUTERS?SITE=ORMED&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT Hackers broke into the Federal Aviation Administration's computer system last week, accessing the names and Social Security numbers of 45,000 employees and retirees. en-us Donna Willis Mon 9 Feb 2009 http://www.nbc4i.com/cmh/news/local/article/thief_steals_patient_records_hospital_investigates/12653/ Nearly two dozen medical records were stolen from a doctor�s car. en-us Emily Roberts Mon 9 Feb 2009 http://www.guardian-series.co.uk/news/4113264.LOUGHTON__Woolworths_staff_leave_hundreds_at_risk_of_fraud/ Bank details for hundreds of Woolworth's customers could now be in the hands of fraudsters after staff at a local branch dumped till receipts in a skip. en-us Sherry Jacobson Mon 9 Feb 2009 http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/021009dnmetparkland.3574199.html A laptop computer that may have contained the names, birth dates and Social Security numbers of 9,300 employees of Parkland Memorial Hospital was stolen last week, hospital officials acknowledged Monday. en-us Rick Sallinger Mon 9 Feb 2009 http://cbs4denver.com/local/anti.gym.Michael.2.931214.html Personal information on clients of a now-shuttered Denver gym has turned up in a very public place. en-us Associated Press Mon 9 Feb 2009 http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/02/09/state/n205219S56.DTL&type=science A mail carrier in San Diego County is accused of stealing dozens of gift cards, debit cards and Social Security documents sent through the mail. en-us Andrew Jaquith Mon 9 Feb 2009 http://www.itnews.com.au/News/95883,opinion-slump-exacerbates-internal-threats.aspx With more layoffs expected to come later this year, chief information security officers (CISOs) will be asked to employ decisive measures to keep their firms� confidential data from walking out the door along with their employees. en-us Sandy Kleffman Fri 6 Feb 2009 http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_11646163?source=most_emailed Kaiser Permanente is notifying 29,500 of its Northern California employees that a security breach has led to the release of their personal information, including Social Security numbers. en-us Christian Livermore Fri 6 Feb 2009 http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090206/BIZ/902060344/-1/NEWS A Catskill Regional Medical Center employee was fired Thursday for looking at the files of 431 patients without authorization. en-us Denver News Fri 6 Feb 2009 http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/18657785/detail.html#- The credit card numbers stolen from 200 customers at an Asian restaurant last year were taken by three people who offered to work for tips only, according to Longmont police. en-us Andrea Houston Thu 5 Feb 2009 http://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1421154 Trent University is sending out alert letters to several donors and alumni after an off-site computer server containing some personal information was recently hacked. en-us Siobhan Chapman Thu 5 Feb 2009 http://www.computerworlduk.com/management/security/cybercrime/news/index.cfm?newsid=13199 An NHS trust has been hit by enforcement action by the Information Commissioner's Office following the theft of two laptops containing patient data. en-us Kevin Core Thu 5 Feb 2009 http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-news/local-news/2009/02/05/patients-files-stolen-from-car-at-royal-hospital-100252-22860851/ The personal details of 354 patients waiting for kidney transplants were stolen from the back of a car. en-us Pat Murphy Wed 4 Feb 2009 http://www.hometownlife.com/article/20090204/NEWS20/90204027 Officials representing a woman�s health clinic in Lathrup Village, which includes abortions as part of the medical services it provides, pleaded no contest to one charge of improperly disposing of medical records today in 46th District Court. en-us Dallas Cook Wed 4 Feb 2009 http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/39113492.html Just a week after the Veterans Affairs Department agreed to pay $20 million to veterans for exposing them to possible identity theft in 2006 by losing sensitive personal information in a stolen laptop computer, a local veterans association mistakenly sent out personal information about disabled veterans in the mail. en-us Urmee Khan Tue 3 Feb 2009 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/4437985/BBC-sends-personal-details-of-1500-pensioners-to-wrong-addresses.html The TV Licence renewal documents - including names, dates of birth, first lines of address and National Insurance numbers - were sent to 1,199 residential care homes in December 2008. en-us The Press Association Fri 30 Jan 2009 http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5j6R8WWXRZ4W7H9lEMTV0Y9Cvz7kw The country's leading children's hospital has apologized after a laptop containing information on hundreds of young patients was stolen. en-us Larry Conners Fri 30 Jan 2009 https://p3slhsccweb.secureserver.net/filemanager/c97a12f6-7312-46ab-8a6e-161cd5da85bc Kansas State University is notifying 45 students who were enrolled in an agricultural economics class in spring 2001 that some personal information was inadvertently exposed on the Internet through a K-State departmental Web site. en-us Jack Flynn Thu 28 Jan 2009 http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2009/01/citystage_eyes_credit_card_bre.html?category=Arts/Entertainment+category=Chicopee+category=Springfield A security breach involving CityStage's computer system might have exposed credit card information of 60 customers on the Internet, theater officials acknowledged Tuesday. en-us www.irishtimes.com Wed 27 Jan 2009 http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2009/0127/breaking55.html A computer tape with medical records of more than 8,000 patients has disappeared en route from Northern Ireland,to England, it was revealed today. en-us Reena Ninan Wed 27 Jan 2009 http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,483478,00.html Hundreds of files � with social security numbers, bank account numbers and other sensitive U.S. government information � were found in a filing cabinet purchased from the U.S. consulate in Jerusalem through a local auction. en-us The Associated Press Wed 27 Jan 2009 http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/tx/6233248.html Personal information of about 500 current and former Beaumont city workers accidentally was posted online. en-us Dean Mosiman Mon 26 Jan 2009 http://www.madison.com/wsj/home/local/434816 An oversight by the city of Madison's personnel office is why Social Security numbers of 300 to 500 city employees were stored on a laptop computer stolen Friday from an office in the City-County Building. en-us ONE News Mon 26 Jan 2009 http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/413551/2453415 In November last year the US defense Department banned the use of portable data storage devices. en-us PA News Sun 25 Jan 2009 http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/science_technology/encrypted+staff+data+disc+lost/2910732 computer data disk containing personal details of around 2,000 members of British Council staff has been lost. en-us Kelsey Volkmann Sat 24 Jan 2009 http://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/stories/2009/01/19/daily63.html Heartland Bank and Bank of America said Friday they are issuing new credit and debit cards to their customers in response to the security breach at Heartland Payment Systems of New Jersey. en-us Lucian Constantin Sat 24 Jan 2009 http://news.softpedia.com/news/A-Monstrous-Data-Breach-102814.shtml Job-listing website Monster.com has fallen victim to unknown hackers, who obtained unauthorized access to their database and downloaded account logins, as well as the corresponding personal information. The website warns that the stolen data could be used to launch phishing attacks. en-us Madeleine Brindley Sat 24 Jan 2009 http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2009/01/24/outrage-over-lost-patient-records-at-welsh-nhs-trust-91466-22766727/ A Welsh NHS trust has been criticized after a laptop containing details of about 5,000 patients was stolen. en-us Hays Pharma Online Fri 23 Jan 2009 http://www.hayspharma.com/news/clinical-data-management/patient-data-stolen-in-japan/18988765 Ten patients' personal information has been lost after a sales vehicle containing a set of documents was stolen from a car park. en-us James McCarthy Thu 22 Jan 2009 http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2009/01/22/fraud-expert-uncovers-security-breach-at-lloyds-tsb-91466-22748308/ A fraud expert was shocked to receive a confidential letter from a major bank � complete with the private account details of 14 other customers. en-us Didi Tang Wed 21 Jan 2009 http://www.news-leader.com/article/20090121/NEWS04/901210456 Sensitive personal information -- including Social Security numbers -- for 565 foreign students at MSU was leaked this month when a university office sent an e-mail message with the data inadvertently attached. en-us Eric Eyre Tue 20 Jan 2009 http://wvgazette.com/News/200901200377 The Kanawha-Charleston Health Department is sending 11,000 letters to people who received flu shots from the agency since October, warning them that their personal information may have been stolen by a former department temporary worker. en-us Nancy.Gross Tue 20 Jan 2009 http://www.snl.com/irweblinkx/file.aspx?IID=4094417&FID=7231254 Payments processor Heartland Payment Systems has learned it was the victim of a security breach within its processing system in 2008. Heartland believes the intrusion is contained. en-us Erica Rush Fri 16 Jan 2009 http://www.kcby.com/news/local/37748899.html The privacy of hundreds of community college students is put at risk, after someone steals a laptop computer from the campus at Southwestern Oregon Community College. en-us John de Leon Fri 16 Jan 2009 http://blog.seattletimes.nwsource.com/crime/2009/01/16/skimming_sends_redmond_tobacco.html The owner of a Redmond tobacco shop was sentenced to nearly three years in prison today for skimming credit cards. en-us Jessica Willey Thu 15 Jan 2009 http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/local&id=6605230 Medical records were found behind a 99 Cents store in southwest Houston putting people's identities at risk. en-us Denise Yost Wed 14 Jan 2009 http://www.nbc4i.com/cmh/news/local/article/ccs_employees_personal_info_found_during_police_raid/11719/ Columbus City Schools experienced a security breach, resulting in employees� Social Security numbers being at risk. en-us Julie N Chang Tue 13 Jan 2009 http://www2.morganton.com/content/2009/jan/13/lost-brca-hard-drive-contains-300-social-security-/ Approximately 300 people's Social Security numbers are on an external computer hard drive missing from Blue Ridge Community Action, 800 N. Green St. en-us UO Media Tue 13 Jan 2009 http://pmr.uoregon.edu/current-uo-news/archive/2009/january/stolen-computer-contains-participants2019-personal-information/ A laptop computer containing data files for Youth Transition Program (YTP) participants was stolen from a University of Oregon employee near the end of October, and some of those files contained the names and social security numbers of YTP participants. en-us Meaghan M. McDermott Sun 11 Jan 2009 http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20090111/NEWS01/90111002/1002/NEWS According to the university, the information was taken from a non-academic student database and copied illegally to an off-campus IP address. en-us Ciaran Byrne Sat 10 Jan 2009 http://www.independent.ie/national-news/red-faces-as-health-records-dumped-in-north-1597827.html THE Data Protection Commissioner confirmed last night that medical notes found dumped in the North clearly identify 16 Irish hospital patients. en-us THE Asahi Shimbun Sat 10 Jan 2009 http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200901100069.html Private information on all 110,000 students enrolled in Kanagawa prefectural senior high schools in fiscal 2006 was leaked--and remains--on the Internet, the prefecture's board of education said. en-us Aasma Day Fri 9 Jan 2009 http://www.lep.co.uk/news/Security-probe-after-data-breach.4861215.jp A security probe has been launched after a memory stick containing details of up to 6,360 prisoners was lost - with the password attached to it. en-us Fox28.com Wed 7 Jan 2009 http://www.fox28.com/Global/story.asp?S=9634573 Marc Lotter with Workforce Development says, "The company that is contracted to handle the ATM portion of those cards, there was a security breach of some sort early last year." en-us Patrick Gallahue Wed 7 Jan 2009 http://www.nypost.com/seven/01072008/news/regionalnews/id_papers_in_garbage_795682.htm Workers at a Queens bus depot are sputtering mad after reams of papers with their personal information were tossed into the trash en-us William Jackson Mon 5 Jan 2009 http://fcw.com/sitecore/content/Home/GIG/gcn/Articles/2009/01/05/Lock-down-that-data.aspx In December, an employee in the human resources department of the Library of Congress was charged with conspiring to commit wire fraud for a scheme in which he stole information on at least 10 employees from library databases. en-us CR80News Wed 31 Dec 2008 https://p3slhsccweb.secureserver.net/filemanager/c97a12f6-7312-46ab-8a6e-161cd5da85bc About 18,000 current and former students at Ohio State University have discovered that their names and Social Security numbers were inadvertently posted to the Internet en-us Jean Reid Norman Thu 25 Dec 2008 http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2008/dec/25/identities-16000-pulte-homes-customers-compromised/ Computer tapes holding private customer information including names, addresses, driver's license numbers and financial account numbers were stolen from a Pulte Homes office in Las Vegas last month, and the developer is cautioning home buyers to take precautions to protect their identity. en-us Chillicothe Gazette Wed 24 Dec 2008 http://www.chillicothegazette.com/article/20081224/NEWS01/812240313/1002/NEWS17 Thirty-eight current and former members of the Ohio University-Chillicothe Health & Wellness Center had some personal information stored on a computer hard drive stolen from the university, officials reported Tuesda en-us Alexandra Zavis Tue 23 Dec 2008 http://www.latimes.com/business/careers/work/la-me-cedars-sinai23-2008dec23,0,5508589.story More than 1,000 patients at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center had their personal information taken by a former employee in the hospital's billing department, according to hospital officials who said prosecutors allege that the man used the identities to steal from insurance companies. en-us Gwen Filosa Wed 24 Dec 2008 http://www.nola.com/news/index.ssf/2008/12/fema_data_on_katrina_evacuees.html FEMA has confirmed that an "unauthorized breach of private information" resulted in the information release of 16,857 names, Social Security and phone numbers, and other private details of people who had applied for benefits. en-us PRNewswire Tue 23 Dec 2008 http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2008/12/23/3875815.htm RBS WorldPay (formerly RBS Lynk), the U.S. payment processing arm of The Royal Bank of Scotland Group, today announced that its computer system had been improperly accessed by an unauthorized party. en-us Marla Carpenter Sat 20 Dec 2008 https://p3slhsccweb.secureserver.net/filemanager/c97a12f6-7312-46ab-8a6e-161cd5da85bc The University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA) is notifying some current and former students that their names and Social Security numbers may have been accidentally exposed in a security breach involving a university computer server. en-us Lisa Roberson Sat 20 Dec 2008 http://www.chroniclet.com/2008/12/20/hackers-strikes-lccc-system_122/ A sophisticated computer hacker was able to breach the security system of two Lorain County Community College servers in an attack during the Thanksgiving holiday break. en-us Emily Allen Fri 19 Dec 2008 http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/3989069.Raider_steals_medical_files/ The confidential medical records of 8,000 patients have been stolen in a break-in at a Didcot health centre. en-us Cynthia Williams Fri 19 Dec 2008 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28303684/ Hundreds of letters are being sent out to Austin Peay State University students after someone stole two computers containing personal information. en-us The Associated Press Thu 18 Dec 2008 http://www.azcentral.com/community/pinal/articles/2008/12/18/20081218IDtheft18-ON.html Authorities have arrested a Pinal County employee accused of stealing a resident's identity through his access to public records. en-us Leigh Jackson Wed 17 Dec 2008 http://www.legalweek.com/Articles/1190797/Bar+Council+hit+with+personal+data+theft+after+office.html Personal information on barristers across England and Wales has been stolen following a break-in at the London office of the Bar Council. en-us The Associated Press Wed 17 Dec 2008 http://www.wcax.com/Global/story.asp?S=9537530&nav=menu183_7_10 The New Hampshire's Department of Health and Human Services mistakenly released the Social Security numbers and other personal information of about 9,300 Medicare Part D recipients two weeks ago. en-us The Associated Press Mon 15 Dec 2008 http://www.wxvt.com/Global/story.asp?S=9526471&nav=menu1344_2 The Louisiana Department of Revenue says it accidentally divulged the personal information of 299 taxpayers to other people with tax debts. en-us The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area Mon 15 Dec 2008 http://www.bizjournals.com/triad/stories/2008/12/15/daily10.html A breach of the accounting computer systems at UNC-Greensboro may have exposed personal employee information to intruders, according to an announcement from the school. en-us Euro News 24 Sun 14 Dec 2008 http://www.euronews24.org/world/thousands-of-german-credit-card-details-stolen---news-world/ More than 10,000 bank customers in Germany have had their credit card details stolen. en-us The Associated Press Fri 12 Dec 2008 http://www.oregonlive.com/newsflash/index.ssf?/base/news-28/1229124870213190.xml&storylist=orlocal Oregon Health & Science University is notifying 890 patients that a laptop stolen in Chicago this week may contain their health records. en-us Mike Magee Thu 11 Dec 2008 http://www.itexaminer.com/hp-stolen-laptop-has-employees-data-on-it.aspx Hewlett Packard has written to members of its HP benefits programm, including current employees, to alert them that their personal data may be at risk. en-us Clynton Namau Thu 11 Dec 2008 http://www.unionleader.com/article.aspx?headline=Thousands+affected+in+dealership+data+theft&articleId=7e6f138d-0cb3-4b47-bc53-18805ad32c98 Personal information from thousands of people in New Hampshire and Massachusetts has been compromised after a data backup tape from Bill Dube Ford/Toyota was stolen this summer. en-us Brad Shannon Tue 9 Dec 2008 http://www.theolympian.com/112/story/692315.html The state Health Care Authority is notifying participants in the state's Uniform Medical Plan in 2006-07 of a possible personal-data breach involving former pharmacy vendor Express Scripts. en-us Bruno Matarazzo Jr. Tue 9 Dec 2008 http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_344001636.html Police and security at Salem Hospital are investigating the theft of a laptop computer that contained personal and medical information on approximately 50 patients. en-us Robert McMillan Mon 8 Dec 2008 http://www.itworld.com/security/58947/report-21-million-german-bank-accounts-sale Black market criminals are offering to sell details on 21 million German bank accounts for �12 million (US$15.3 million), according to an investigative report published Saturday. en-us Brian Krebs Sat 6 Dec 2008 http://voices.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2008/12/digging_deeper_into_the_checkf.html?nav=rss_blog Atlanta based CheckFree acknowledged Wednesday that hackers had, for several hours, redirected visitors to its customer login page to a Web site in Ukraine that tried to install password-stealing software. en-us Pasadena-Star News Thu 4 Dec 2008 http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/news/ci_11139423 A former Cal Poly Pomona student inadvertently accessed personal information of 675 former students including himself in an Internet Google search, officials said. en-us Mc Nelly Torres Thu 4 Dec 2008 http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/sfl-security1203,0,1913257.story For 19 days in October, the sensitive personal information of at least 250,000 Floridians was posted on a state government employment agency Web site, the agency's second such breach since 2006. en-us Kevin Dougherty Tue 2 Dec 2008 http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=59159 U.S. Army medical officials in southeast Germany waited nearly two months before notifying more than 6,000 beneficiaries of a possible security breach regarding their personal information stored on a lost laptop computer. en-us Wendy Leonard Wed 26 Nov 2008 http://deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,705265877,00.html Nearly 70 members of the Weber State University campus community have been notified of a security breach possibly affecting them. en-us Eric Flack Mon 24 Nov 2008 http://www.wlwt.com/news/18055756/detail.html A routine check by the information technology department of Luxottica Retail, the former owner of the Things Remembered stores, discovered the breach in mid-September. en-us Dan Richman Mon 24 Nov 2008 http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/389259_starbucks25.html Starbucks Corp. confirmed Monday that a laptop containing private information on 97,000 employees was stolen Oct. 29. en-us Danielle Camilli Sun 23 Nov 2008 http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/112-11232008-1626374.html A township gas station attendant has been charged with identity theft for allegedly using a scanning device to steal credit card information from customers at the Wawa convenience store at Route 130 and Cedar Lane. en-us Nick Madigan Sat 22 Nov 2008 http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/bal-md.laptop22nov22,0,2720370.story Police are investigating the theft of two laptop computers containing the names and Social Security numbers of more than 1,300 people formerly employed by the Maryland Department of the Environment. en-us Richard Adhikari Fri 21 Nov 2008 http://www.internetnews.com/government/article.php/3786816/Obama+Pentagon+Suffer+Security+Breaches.htm Security breaches have struck both President-elect Barack Obama and the Pentagon, with both cases pointing to holes in policy, tracking and enforcement, according to observers. en-us Nico Hines Tue 18 Nov 2008 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article5183095.ece There was panic at the centre of the British National Party tonight after it emerged that its entire membership list had been published on the internet. en-us Chelsea Schneider Tue 18 Nov 2008 http://www.azcentral.com/community/gilbert/articles/2008/11/18/20081118gr-higleypark1119.html Boxes containing loan applications, Social Security numbers and bank account information for residents of a Gilbert neighborhood were discovered in a ransacked model home abandoned by a bankrupt developer. en-us Alexandra Frean Sat 15 Nov 2008 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/education/article5158994.ece A laptop containing personal data, including addresses and telephone numbers, of 7,800 children who use school transport in Surrey has been stolen from a car. en-us AM850.com Wed 12 Nov 2008 http://www.am850.com/news/archives/2008/11/dental_school_security_breach.asp University of Florida officials have notified about 330,000 current and former dental patients that an unauthorized intruder recently accessed a College of Dentistry computer server storing their personal information. en-us The Associated Press Tue 11 Nov 2008 http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jMa4SYkDotaTD7fWyviNElaIks2QD94COMGO0 A community college in Ohio says the names and Social Security numbers of almost 1,000 employees were inadvertently left open to public view on the Internet for about a year. en-us Stuart Duncan Sat 8 Nov 2008 http://www.caller.com/news/2008/nov/07/identity-compromise-m-corpus-christi-again/ For the fourth time in two years and the second time in three months, a security breach at Texas A and M University-Corpus Christi has exposed students' or former students' Social Security numbers, university officials said Friday. en-us Jeannie M. Nuss Fri 7 Nov 2008 http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2008/11/07/ex_mass_inmate_charged_in_prison_computer_hacking/ Authorities arrested a former Massachusetts prisoner in North Carolina on Wednesday and charged him with hacking into a Plymouth prison's computer system and providing inmates with a list of current and former prison workers, US Attorney Michael J. Sullivan said yesterday. en-us Scott Lawrence Fri 7 Nov 208 http://www.kfdm.com/news/information_28690___article.html/tapes_patients.htm KFDM News has learned police in Houston are investigating the theft of two computer back-up tapes containing the names and personal information of hundreds, and perhaps thousands of patients in the Christus Health Care system, including some in Beaumont and Port Arthur, as well as patients from other hospitals and doctors' offices. en-us Kevin Bohn and Brian Todd Thu 6 Nov 2008 http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/11/06/campaign.computers.hacked/index.html Computers at the headquarters of the Barack Obama and John McCain campaigns were hacked during the campaign by a foreign entity looking for future policy information, a source with knowledge of the incidents confirms to CNN. en-us Tracy Jan Thu 6 Nov 2008 http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2008/11/06/clients_data_missing_harvard_law_warns Harvard Law School is alerting thousands of clients from a legal services clinic after a computer tape containing their Social Security numbers, addresses, and financial information was lost in September. en-us Newsobserver.com Wed 5 Nov 2008 http://www.newsobserver.com/news/story/1283248.html A state-owned laptop computer with personal information about 85,045 North Carolina residents was stolen last month in Atlanta, state officials announced today. en-us Brian Krebs Tue 4 Nov 2008 http://voices.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2008/10/virtual_bank_heist_nets_500000.html A single cyber crime group has stolen more than a half million bank, credit and debit card accounts over the past two-and-a-half years using one of the most advanced strains of computer spyware in existence, according to research to be published today. The discovery is among the largest stolen data caches ever recovered. en-us Jason Roberson Tue 4 Nov 2008 http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/110508dnbusbaylordatatheft.91bf7e.html A laptop computer containing limited health information on 100,000 patients was stolen from an employee's car in September, Baylor Health Care System Inc. said Monday. en-us John Kennedy Tue 4 Nov 2008 http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/11718/cio/another-data-security-breach-reported-at-bank-of-ireland Ireland�s biggest bank has again been rocked by a data breach scandal � this time a data storage device with almost 900 customer account details has gone missing. en-us AZFamily.com Mon 3 Nov 2008 http://www.azfamily.com/news/local/stories/Phoenix-local-news-110308-des-stolen-kids-ids.179ed7ad7.html Up to 40,000 children�s identities were stored on Department of Economic Security hard drives that were stolen from a storage unit in October. en-us Dave Parrak Tue 4 Nov 2008 http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:%20/2008/11/04/british-government-computer-system-shut-down-after-data-breach/ When you hand over important details to the government, you expect a certain level of protection of that data. Unfortunately, it�s probably safer to give your details to a stranger in the street than trust the British Government to take care of them. The latest data breach saw a memory stick containing details of 12 million people found outside a pub. en-us Jaikumar Vijayan Mon 3 Nov 2008 http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9118959&intsrc=news_ts_head Two federal agencies that have already drawn attention this year for data security breaches are back in the spotlight again -- for the same reason. en-us Michael Milstein Sat 1 Nov 2008 http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2008/11/portland_va_hospital_mistakenl.html Personal information, including some Social Security numbers, of about 1,600 patients at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Portland was inadvertently posted on a public Web site, Portland VA officials said Saturday. en-us Richard Behar Sat 1 Nov 2008 http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,445829,00.html Over the past year, as FOX News reported three weeks ago, the bank has suffered a series of Internet attacks that penetrated at least 18 and perhaps as many as 40 of the bank's data servers. Moreover, spyware was apparently installed on computers inside the bank's treasury unit in Washington. The bank denies that sensitive data was compromised in any of the attacks. en-us Charles E. Brown Sat 1 Nov 2008 http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008337468_schoolnames01m.html The Seattle School District has offered to foot the bill for identity-theft protection for up to 5,000 district employees after the district acknowledged personal information, including Social Security numbers, was inadvertently released to a local union representing some district workers. en-us Matthew Lee Fri 31 Oct 2008 http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5i9UJOG_0PXJjxLwKQwYfG1KOBFnQD945K7AO4 The State Department said Friday it has warned nearly 400 passport applicants of a security breach in its records system that may have left them open to identity theft. en-us Albert McKeon and Andrew Spinali Wed 22 Oct 2008 http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081022/NEWS01/310229916/-1/news At least 60 patients of Aspen Dental won't be smiling after learning their confidential paperwork was lying on a busy public street for all to see. en-us Gary W. Young Mon 20 Oct 2008 http://www.westsidestar.net/homepage/x635403869/Local-bank-contains-security-breach Officials of Community Bank of the Ozarks were scrambling over the weekend to contain a security breach that left hundreds of debit card customers unable to access their money. en-us Cynthia Sewell Sun 26 Oct 2008 http://www.ktvb.com/news/localnews/stories/ktvbn-oct2608-left_documents.150084409.html Forty boxes filled with files containing Social Security numbers, bank account numbers, address histories and credit histories of at least 100 people sat unprotected outside a Boise recycling center Saturday. en-us Dennis Yusko Sat 25 Oct 2008 http://timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=732745 A Shenendehowa student who alerted his principal that he could steal private employee information now is facing felony charges. The 15-year-old sophomore allegedly breached the district's system while in computer simulation class and gained access to 250 names of past and present Shen transportation employees. en-us Mary Vanac Thu 23 Oct 2008 http://www.cleveland.com/medical/index.ssf/2008/10/columbus_eleven_computer_disks.html Eleven computer disks containing personal information for more than 36,000 Ohio retirees and employees are missing, likely somewhere in the U.S. postal system. en-us Sontaya Rose Wed 22 Oct 2008 http://abclocal.go.com/kfsn/story?section=news/local&id=6462368 The Fresno police department is working to catch the people who broke into this business and stole two dozen computers, on one of those hard drives ... Social security numbers, birthdates and addresses of thousands of employees. en-us Tom Espiner Wed 8 Oct 2008 http://news.zdnet.co.uk/security/0,1000000189,39499984,00.htm Oil company Shell has dismissed one of a third-party contractor's workers, under suspicion of misusing employee data. en-us Jim Hall Sun 19 Oct 2008 http://www.fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/2008/102008/10192008/418223 A security breach in an online computer system at Mary Washington Hospital exposed the private medical information of some of its maternity patients. en-us Elias C. Arnold Fri 17 Oct 2008 http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2008/10/17/20081017swv-idtheft1017-ON.html Goodyear is offering identity-theft protection to nearly 570 city employees after a list of their Social Security numbers was stolen from the car of a staffer who had taken the data home. "The information should never have left the city and steps have already been taken to insure that this does not reoccur," City Manager John Fischbach wrote in an e-mail sent Thursday to city staff. en-us Brendan O'Shaughnessy Thu 16 Oct 2008 http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081016/LOCAL18/810160473/1195/LOCAL18 The personal information of about 3,300 people charged with minor drug and alcohol offenses was accidentally posted on the city of Indianapolis' new Web site for 11 days in late September and early this month, officials said Wednesday. en-us The Associated Press Mon 13 Oct 2008 http://www.enterprise-journal.com/articles/2008/10/10/news/07.txt Officials say at least 1,000 former Southwest Mississippi Community College students got a bit of a scare when it was determined some of their personal information was made available temporarily on the Internet. en-us BBC News Fri 10 Oct 2008 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7662604.stm An investigation is under way into the disappearance of a computer hard drive which could contain the details of about 100,000 Armed Forces personnel. en-us The Associated Press Tue 7 Oct 2008 http://www.herald-dispatch.com/news/briefs/x487575812/Stolen-laptop-contains-info-on-535-WVa-workers Department of Administration spokeswoman Diane Holley says the laptop was taken from an auditor's vehicle in downtown Charleston. It contains payroll and benefits information for 425 employees of the state Insurance Commission and 110 employees of the Department of Health and Human Resources' Bureau of Medical Services and Child Support Enforcement Division. en-us by Shaun Nichols Mon 6 Oct 2008 http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2227691/loss-headaches-mobile T-Mobile's Deutsche Telekom branch has warned that a major data breach could lead to the disclosure of personal details on some 17 million customers. The company confirmed that the compromised data includes customers' names, addresses and phone numbers. en-us William Tinning Sat 4 Oct 2008 http://www.theherald.co.uk/news/news/display.var.2457039.0.Police_staff_pay_details_misplaced_by_data_company.php Scotland's largest police force last night revealed that details relating to staff payroll have been misplaced by a data company. en-us The Associated Press Tue 30 Sep 2008 http://datalossdb.org/archives/1168/2264/index.txt A hacker attacked the University of Indianapolis' computer system and gained access to personal information and Social Security numbers for 11,000 students, faculty and staff. en-us Kristin Gunderson Hunt Sat 20 Sep 2008 http://www.businessinsurance.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?id=14084 Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana compromised the personal data of about 1,700 brokers via an e-mail last week, exposing information such as Social Security numbers, phone numbers and addresses. en-us Avril Ormsby Sat 27 Sep 2008 http://uk.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUKTRE48Q15520080927 Computer discs containing the personal records of thousands of serving and former RAF staff have gone missing from an air force base. en-us By Ashley Smith Fri 26 Sep 2008 http://www.news-sentinel.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080926/NEWS/809260331 Fort Wayne Community Schools officials are now concerned that a man arrested on forgery and counterfeiting charges may have used some employees' personal information in his possession. en-us by Karen Brooks Tue 16 Sep 2008 http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/091208dnmetlottery.1c677c0.html Authorities are investigating a former employee of the Texas Lottery Commission who illegally had the personal information of some employees, lottery winners and retailers stored on a home computer. en-us Hornsey and Crouch End Journal Tue 16 Sep 2008 http://www.hornseyjournal.co.uk/content/haringey/hornseyjournal/news/story.aspx?brand=HCEJOnline;category=news;tBrand=northlondon24tCategory=newshcej;itemid=WeED15%20Sep%202008%2018%3A57%3A54%3A443 The personnel records of almost 20,000 past and current NHS employees; have been lost. The records were on 4 discs that have been missing since July. en-us Richard Longoria Sun 19 Sep 2008 http://www.kiiitv.com/news/local/28671789.html Texas A and M University officials reported on Friday that Social Security numbers of more than two dozen A and M Corpus Christi students have been compromised. en-us By Ben Popken Mon 15 Sep 2008 http://consumerist.com/5050173/98930-affected-in-forever-21-data-breach Forever21 announced Friday that the Secret Service told it criminals had jacked 98,930 credit and debit card numbers from its computers. en-us Charleston Daily Mail Sat 13 Sep 2008 http://www.dailymail.com/News/200809110226 The names and Social Security numbers of nearly 200 Marshall University students were openly available on the Internet, according to school officials. en-us the Press-Citizen Thu 11 Sep 2008 http://www.press-citizen.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080911/NEWS01/80911004/1079 Some 500 students in the University of Iowa College of Engineering are being notified by the college that their personal information may have been exposed in a recent computer breach. en-us by Erin Zlomek Sat 13 Sep 2008 http://www.azcentral.com/community/westvalley/articles/2008/09/13/20080913gl-nwvstatefarm0913.html State Farm Insurance notified 45 state attorneys general throughout August of the problem after an employee of Surprise agent Lisa Ro Grant fraudulently used customer information to open credit-card accounts, company spokesman Gus Miranda said. en-us By Ken Whitehouse Fri 12 Sep 2008 http://www.nashvillepost.com/news/2008/9/12/tsu_says_student_social_security_numbers_have_gone_missing Tennessee State University this afternoon announced that a flash drive containing the financial information and Social Security numbers of more than 9,000 students was reported missing earlier this week. en-us By Leo King Thu 11 Sep 2008 http://www.computerworlduk.com/management/security/data-control/news/index.cfm?newsid=10962 The data of 15,000 patients has been lost after a thief stole unencrypted computer tapes from a GP surgery. en-us By Bill Schackner Tue 9 Sep 2008 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08253/910715-100.stm College of Business Administration graduates at the University of Pittsburgh have been notified that a laptop containing their personal information including their names and Social Security numbers was stolen last month. en-us