[ISN] [Dataloss Weekly Summary] Week of Sunday, April 4, 2010

From: InfoSec News <alerts_at_private>
Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2010 00:10:30 -0500 (CDT)
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Open Security Foundation - DataLossDB Weekly Summary
Week of Sunday, April  4, 2010

10 Incidents Added.

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DataLossDB News/Updates

  No news this week!


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Incidents Added


Reported Date: 2010-04-09
Summary: Closed store dumps unknown number of customers membership applications in dumpster 
Organizations: Hollywood Video
http://datalossdb.org/incidents/2732
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Reported Date: 2010-04-08
Summary: Patients medical records including names, addresses and Social Security numbers found along roadside
Organizations: HCR ManorCare, ManorCare Health Services
http://datalossdb.org/incidents/2729
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Reported Date: 2010-04-08
Summary: Tax preparer steals customers tax details to file false claims 
Organizations: H&R Block
http://datalossdb.org/incidents/2731
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Reported Date: 2010-04-08
Summary: Employee steals more than 60 patients details including Social Security numbers
Organizations: St. Francis Hospital
http://datalossdb.org/incidents/2730
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Reported Date: 2010-04-07
Summary: Unknown security breach exposes 80 customers credit card details 
Organizations: Mad Capper Saloon & Eatery
http://datalossdb.org/incidents/2733
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Reported Date: 2010-04-06
Summary: Missing hard drive contained patients names, addresses, medical numbers and 12 Social Security numbers
Organizations: Providence Hospital
http://datalossdb.org/incidents/2727
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Reported Date: 2010-04-05
Summary: Two stolen laptops expose 5,450 patients personal and medical details
Organizations: John Muir Health
http://datalossdb.org/incidents/2724
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Reported Date: 2010-03-29
Summary: Stolen backup tapes expose unknown number of clients names, addresses, Social Security numbers, bank and tax numbers and copies of passports
Organizations: Proxima Alfa Investments LLC
http://datalossdb.org/incidents/2728
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Reported Date: 2009-06-26
Summary: Unauthorised access to credit reporting agency revealed personal information
Organizations: Experian
http://datalossdb.org/incidents/2726
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Reported Date: 2008-04-16
Summary: Tax docuemtns were sent to incorrect clients
Organizations: Ameriprise Financial
http://datalossdb.org/incidents/2725
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Blotter Posts


Added: 2010-04-08
Title: Identity Thieves Filed For $4 Million in Tax Refunds Using Names of Living and Dead
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/04/fake-tax-returns/
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Added: 2010-04-08
Title: Stealing Your Identity for Liposuction
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/10_16/b4174060704394.htm?campaign_id=rss_null
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Added: 2010-04-08
Title: Protect your identity during census season
http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_tech/~3/I_bIDsNnE-w/index.html
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Added: 2010-04-08
Title: How Lenders Overlook The Warning Signs of ID Theft
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/04/07/how-lenders-overlook-the-warning-signs-of-id-theft/
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Added: 2010-04-08
Title: Wave of identity theft hits Stillwater residents
http://www.startribune.com/local/north/90095907.html
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Added: 2010-04-08
Title: Laptops with medical data stolen
http://feeds.sfgate.com/click.phdo?i=68b032d58130c71ada5f705d250ea63a
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Added: 2010-04-06
Title: John Muir Health to notify 5,450 patients of data breach
http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~r/bizj_sanfrancisco/~3/gObxi7Id3CQ/daily9.html
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Added: 2010-04-06
Title: Navy withheld data breach information for more than a year
http://fcw.com/articles/2010/04/05/navy-delays-informing-data-breach.aspx
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Added: 2010-04-06
Title: ID theft still hacks off victims, prosecutors
http://www.dnj.com/article/20100405/NEWS06/4050325/1002/rss01
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Added: 2010-04-06
Title: The growing threat from identity theft
http://www.thenational.ae/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100405/OPINION/704049952/1006/rss
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