======================================================================== Open Security Foundation - DataLossDB Weekly Summary Week of Sunday, April 25, 2010 11 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: 2010-04-29 Summary: Stolen computers expose 20,000 patients names, dates of birth and Social Security numbers Organizations: St. Jude Heritage Medical Center http://datalossdb.org/incidents/2759 --------------------- Reported Date: 2010-04-28 Summary: Payroll services company erroneously merges two organizations' data, exposing names, Social Security numbers, and benefits information of employees Organizations: Paychex http://datalossdb.org/incidents/2757 --------------------- Reported Date: 2010-04-28 Summary: Stolen hard drive exposes 5,418 patients names, addresses, dates of birth, and medical numbers Organizations: The Medical Center at Bowling Green http://datalossdb.org/incidents/2758 --------------------- Reported Date: 2010-04-28 Summary: Employee accidentally emails students names, addresses and Social Security numbers Organizations: Montana Tech of The University of Montana http://datalossdb.org/incidents/2756 --------------------- Reported Date: 2010-04-26 Summary: Email attachment exposes 33 students email including names, GPAs and student ID numbers Organizations: University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee http://datalossdb.org/incidents/2750 --------------------- Reported Date: 2010-04-26 Summary: Employee steals at least 70 adoptive and foster parents personal details Organizations: Texas Child Protective Services Division http://datalossdb.org/incidents/2751 --------------------- Reported Date: 2010-04-26 Summary: Hundreds of patients medical files dumped outside closed office exposing names, addresses, Social Security numbers Organizations: DRC Physical Therapy Plus http://datalossdb.org/incidents/2749 --------------------- Reported Date: 2010-04-23 Summary: Data backup inadvertently sent to an unauthorized storage source Organizations: ESB Financial http://datalossdb.org/incidents/2754 --------------------- Reported Date: 2008-12-08 Summary: Lost Computer contained personal information Organizations: YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles http://datalossdb.org/incidents/2752 --------------------- Reported Date: 2008-05-02 Summary: Problem with data processing caused mail documents to goto wrong customers Organizations: Sterling Jewlers Inc. http://datalossdb.org/incidents/2753 --------------------- Reported Date: 2008-02-12 Summary: Individual found to have copies of confidential documents including personal information. Organizations: Marlborough Hospital http://datalossdb.org/incidents/2755 --------------------- ======================================================================== Blotter Posts Added: 2010-05-01 Title: Palin hacker found guilty on two counts http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SCMagazineHome/~3/wKD2hi43Ugw/ --------------------- Added: 2010-04-29 Title: Report: Palin e-mail snooping jury deadlocked http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9176146/Report_Palin_e_mail_snooping_jury_deadlocked?source=rss_networking --------------------- Added: 2010-04-29 Title: Medicare scam makes the rounds statewide http://blog.dispatch.com/wallet/2010/04/medicare_scam_makes_the_rounds.shtml --------------------- Added: 2010-04-29 Title: How Data Laws Slap Insecure Companies http://www.forbes.com/2010/04/27/breach-disclosure-data-technology-security-laws.html?feed=rss_home --------------------- Added: 2010-04-29 Title: Washington driver license changing to protect IDs http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2011720527_apwadriverlicensechange.html?syndication=rss --------------------- Added: 2010-04-27 Title: US court sentences Indian to 81 months in prison http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World-Indians-Abroad/US-court-sentences-Indian-to-81-months-in-prison/articleshow/5862167.cms --------------------- Added: 2010-04-27 Title: Vets use settlement millions from identity-theft suit against VA to help other vets http://feeds.nydailynews.com/~r/nydnrss/news/~3/3ktvti24xvc/2010-04-27_vets_use_settlement_millions_to_help_vets.html --------------------- Added: 2010-04-27 Title: Tidal wave of ID theft fraud sweeps the UK, survey reveals http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/04/26/241034/tidal-wave-of-id-theft-fraud-sweeps-the-uk-survey-reveals.htm --------------------- Added: 2010-04-27 Title: How Well Do Hospitals Protect Your Data? Abysmally http://feeds.informationweek.com/click.phdo?i=aaa3646e7ef5598a22fdf42cc604f880 --------------------- _______________________________________________ Dataloss Mailing List (dataloss_at_private) CREDANT Technologies, a leader in data security, offers advanced data encryption solutions. Protect sensitive data on desktops, laptops, smartphones and USB sticks transparently across your enterprise to ensure regulatory compliance. http://www.credant.com/stopdataloss _______________________________________________ Best Selling Security Books and More! Shop InfoSec News http://www.shopinfosecnews.org/Received on Mon May 03 2010 - 22:45:09 PDT
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