======================================================================== Open Security Foundation - DataLossDB Weekly Summary Week of Sunday, April 4, 2010 10 Incidents Added. ======================================================================== DataLossDB is a research project aimed at documenting known and reported data loss incidents world-wide. The Open Security Foundation asks for contributions of new incidents and new data for existing incidents. For any questions about the project or the data contained within this email or the website (http://www.datalossdb.org), please contact us at curators@private ======================================================================== DataLossDB News/Updates No news this week! ======================================================================== 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 --------------------- 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 --------------------- 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 --------------------- 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 --------------------- 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 --------------------- 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 --------------------- 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 --------------------- 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 --------------------- Reported Date: 2009-06-26 Summary: Unauthorised access to credit reporting agency revealed personal information Organizations: Experian http://datalossdb.org/incidents/2726 --------------------- Reported Date: 2008-04-16 Summary: Tax docuemtns were sent to incorrect clients Organizations: Ameriprise Financial http://datalossdb.org/incidents/2725 --------------------- ======================================================================== 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/ --------------------- Added: 2010-04-08 Title: Stealing Your Identity for Liposuction http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/10_16/b4174060704394.htm?campaign_id=rss_null --------------------- 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 --------------------- 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/ --------------------- Added: 2010-04-08 Title: Wave of identity theft hits Stillwater residents http://www.startribune.com/local/north/90095907.html --------------------- Added: 2010-04-08 Title: Laptops with medical data stolen http://feeds.sfgate.com/click.phdo?i=68b032d58130c71ada5f705d250ea63a --------------------- 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 --------------------- 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 --------------------- Added: 2010-04-06 Title: ID theft still hacks off victims, prosecutors http://www.dnj.com/article/20100405/NEWS06/4050325/1002/rss01 --------------------- 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 --------------------- _______________________________________________ Dataloss Mailing List (dataloss_at_private) CREDANT Technologies, a leader in data security, offers advanced data encryption solutions. 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