http://avert-cdls.com/NewsPage.aspx Penn State Live Fri 18 Dec 2009 http://live.psu.edu/story/43583 Infected computer potentially exposes hundreds of Social Security numbers. en-us ozarksfirst.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