======================================================================== Open Security Foundation - DataLossDB Weekly Summary Week of Sunday, August 1, 2010 2 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: 2010-08-06 Summary: 25,000 patients information on four computers stolen containing Social Security numbers and birth dates Organizations: Fort Worth Allergy and Asthma Associates http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3043 --------------------- Reported Date: 2010-07-23 Summary: 21,000 patient names, birth dates, insurance information and social security numbers lost on stolen laptop Organizations: Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3042 --------------------- ======================================================================== Blotter Posts Added: 2010-08-08 Title: Children are focus of new ID theft http://feeds.boston.com/click.phdo?i=73083bdee96b8faaf915634cb5a05004 --------------------- Added: 2010-08-07 Title: Identity Theft: It's Not Just for Grownups http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Momlogic/~3/XqyelTyDvmA/identity_theft_its_not_just_for_grownups.php --------------------- Added: 2010-08-07 Title: Deportation put off for woman in Tucson ID-theft case http://azstarnet.com/news/local/border/article_2bc2d532-a196-11df-9f3b-001cc4c002e0.html --------------------- Added: 2010-08-07 Title: Emirates Identity Card to be tied to residency http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093359623 --------------------- Added: 2010-08-04 Title: Beware of online ID theft http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/money_latest/~3/_XRvaxJUN7g/index.htm --------------------- Added: 2010-08-04 Title: Huge loss of patient data at Jefferson http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/healthcare/Huge_loss_of_patient_data_at_Jefferson.html --------------------- Added: 2010-08-04 Title: Hotel guests still most at risk for identity theft http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/hotelcheckincommunityfeed/~3/knPQ_TS6Yfk/1 --------------------- Added: 2010-08-04 Title: Identity fraud levels increase despite rise of awareness and increased education http://www.scmagazineuk.com/identity-fraud-levels-increase-despite-rise-of-awareness-and-increased-education/article/175805/ --------------------- Added: 2010-08-04 Title: Charge: Fast-food worker stole 130+ identities in id theft ring http://www.seattlepi.com/local/424114_fastfood28.html?source=rss --------------------- _______________________________________________ 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 -- Visit InfoSec News! http://www.infosecnews.org/Received on Mon Aug 09 2010 - 23:13:46 PDT
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