[ISN] [Dataloss Weekly Summary] Week of Sunday, August 29, 2010

From: InfoSec News <alerts_at_private>
Date: Tue, 7 Sep 2010 00:24:47 -0500 (CDT)
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Open Security Foundation - DataLossDB Weekly Summary
Week of Sunday, August 29, 2010

25 Incidents Added.

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DataLossDB News/Updates

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Incidents Added


Reported Date: 2010-09-02
Summary: 4,000 employee names, addresses, dates of birth, Social 
Security numbers and salaries sent via inadvertent e-mail
Organizations: Kinetic Concepts Inc.
http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3102
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Reported Date: 2010-09-02
Summary: 24,000 Social Security numbers of the recipients printed on the 
outside of the envelopes
Organizations: Carpenters District Council of Greater St. Louis and Vicinity
http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3112
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Reported Date: 2010-09-02
Summary: 600 patients' data stolen with laptop
Organizations: Fraser Health Authority, Burnaby General Hospital
http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3101
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Reported Date: 2010-08-31
Summary: 8,300 Names, Social Security numbers and some Florida driver’s 
license numbers stolen from laptop in rental car
Organizations: P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School
http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3100
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Reported Date: 2010-08-31
Summary: 300 credit card numbers stolen via virus from restaraunt
Organizations: Jason's Deli
http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3103
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Reported Date: 2010-08-30
Summary: State consultant posts dates of birth and Social Security 
numbers of 22,000 on website
Organizations: Aon Consulting, State of Delaware
http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3087
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Reported Date: 2010-04-28
Summary: Website exposes confidential documents of more than 800 city and district council members
Organizations: City of Olfen Germany
http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3105
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Reported Date: 2010-04-09
Summary: Hacked server exposes customers credit card details
Organizations: Wacken Open Air
http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3106
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Reported Date: 2010-03-29
Summary: Documents found on street contained lists of patients medical details including dates of birth, diagnoses
Organizations: Klinikum Kassel 
http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3104
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Reported Date: 2010-03-08
Summary: Thousands of marathon participants personal information accidentially included on a documentary dvd  
Organizations: Münster-Marathon e.V.
http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3107
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Reported Date: 2010-02-18
Summary: Sensitive company information, including signatures, staff details, investment info exposed on internet
Organizations:  Landkreis Teltow-Fläming
http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3108
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Reported Date: 2010-02-12
Summary: Investment application containing Social Security number lost in transit
Organizations: Ameriprise Financial
http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3093
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Reported Date: 2010-02-11
Summary: Third party contractors accessed and extorted millions of health subscribers sensitive medical information
Organizations: BKK Health
http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3109
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Reported Date: 2009-10-16
Summary: Customers names, addresses, birth dates, insurance and investment details stolen
Organizations: AWD Holding AG
http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3110
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Reported Date: 2009-08-13
Summary: Employee tax forms inadvertently switched with wrong clients
Organizations: The Kolburne School, Inc.
http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3091
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Reported Date: 2009-07-17
Summary: 50 forms with personal information inadvertentally mailed to wrong addresses
Organizations: Massachusetts Department of Workforce Development
http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3095
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Reported Date: 2009-06-16
Summary: Employee erroneously emails information to external agents, when it should have been internal only
Organizations: Putnam Investor Services
http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3094
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Reported Date: 2009-03-20
Summary: Employee used two customers' personal information in fraudulent manner
Organizations: Stop & Shop
http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3096
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Reported Date: 2009-03-11
Summary: Merchant's e-commerce site hacked - credit card numbers of customers stolen
Organizations: Savers Bank
http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3089
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Reported Date: 2008-06-06
Summary: Contractor accidentially sends employees personal information to unauthorized third party
Organizations: Automatic Data Processing (ADP), CA, Inc
http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3090
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Reported Date: 2008-03-26
Summary: Bag containing customer checks and deposit slips missing
Organizations: Citizens Bank
http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3092
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Reported Date: 2008-03-14
Summary: Tax documents available online mistakenly viewable to wrong customers
Organizations: Northeast Investors
http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3099
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Reported Date: 2008-02-12
Summary: Laptop missing which contained patient personal information
Organizations: Massachusetts General Hospital
http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3098
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Reported Date: 2007-12-05
Summary: Annual report given to employees mistakenly contained some Social Security numbers
Organizations: Northwestern Mutual
http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3088
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Reported Date: 2007-06-01
Summary: 2 user accounts potentially compromised; exposing Social Security numbers of customers
Organizations: LexisNexis
http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3097
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Blotter Posts


Added: 2010-09-05
Title: Fifa in spotlight over passport identity theft claims
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2010/sep/05/fifa-passports-claims
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Added: 2010-09-03
Title: KCI working to contain employee data breach
http://www.mysanantonio.com/business/local/kci_working_to_contain_employee_data_breach_102106769.html
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Added: 2010-09-03
Title: Reasons to Freeze Your Credit
http://www.cnbc.com//id/38972851
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Added: 2010-09-03
Title: Snoop Dogg To Fight Cybercrime And Identity Theft With Rap Contest
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/hiphopwired/~3/Ovd42nVCKuQ/
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Added: 2010-09-03
Title: Miami man pleads guilty in ID theft case
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9183262/Miami_man_pleads_guilty_in_ID_theft_case?source=rss_security
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