======================================================================== Open Security Foundation - DataLossDB Weekly Summary Week of Sunday, September 5, 2010 32 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_at_private ======================================================================== DataLossDB News/Updates Open Security Foundation Announces New Advisory Board http://datalossdb.org/incident_highlights/50 ======================================================================== Incidents Added Reported Date: 2010-09-11 Summary: 80 teachers and administrators Social Security numbers inadvertently published on the web Organizations: Corona-Norco Unified School District http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3148 --------------------- Reported Date: 2010-09-09 Summary: 1,700 patient's medical records were accessed by employee Organizations: Mayo Clinic http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3121 --------------------- Reported Date: 2010-09-09 Summary: 12 applicants names, addresses, telephone numbers, driving history and criminal records posting on the web Organizations: East Lothian Council http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3123 --------------------- Reported Date: 2010-09-07 Summary: Names and Social Security numbers of about 7,000 on stolen computer Organizations: City University of New York http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3115 --------------------- Reported Date: 2010-09-05 Summary: Server hacked that compromised login information for students and staff Organizations: Eastern Michigan University http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3114 --------------------- Reported Date: 2010-09-05 Summary: Officer's names, ranks and division and confidential training material lost on missing USB drive Organizations: Manchester Police http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3116 --------------------- Reported Date: 2010-09-04 Summary: Discovered that medical records of the Essex Youth Commission are presently unaccounted Organizations: Town of Essex http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3113 --------------------- Reported Date: 2010-09-03 Summary: Package containing payroll checks and information on a CD lost in transit Organizations: Benefit Concepts, Inc. http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3145 --------------------- Reported Date: 2010-09-02 Summary: 3,400 customers credit card data compromised due to a vulnerability in point of sale systems at several properties Organizations: HEI Hospitality http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3119 --------------------- Reported Date: 2010-08-31 Summary: 300 credit card numbers stolen as part of a breach Organizations: Serious Texas Bar-B-Q http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3122 --------------------- Reported Date: 2010-08-30 Summary: Email containing employee Social Security numbers inadvertently sent to 144 ASU addresses Organizations: Arkansas State University http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3124 --------------------- Reported Date: 2010-06-16 Summary: Backup Tape sent FedEx missing, clients names, addresses, Social Security numbers exposed Organizations: Idaho Power Company, Mercer Health and Benefits http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3146 --------------------- Reported Date: 2010-06-14 Summary: Improper disposal of medical records left patients information exposed Organizations: St. Johns Mercy Medical Group http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3147 --------------------- Reported Date: 2010-05-11 Summary: 386 Social Security numbers of employees exposed from stolen hard drive Organizations: Darden Restaurants, Olive Garden http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3143 --------------------- Reported Date: 2010-04-09 Summary: Unencrypted USB with client information lost unknown number exposed Organizations: Hartford Life Insurance Company, Woodbury Financial Services http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3138 --------------------- Reported Date: 2009-12-19 Summary: 1,100 credit card details contained on stolen computer Organizations: Pure Style http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3125 --------------------- Reported Date: 2009-10-05 Summary: Employee uses hand-held skimmer device to steal credit card numbers Organizations: Nordstrom http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3136 --------------------- Reported Date: 2009-08-14 Summary: Employee recorded customers account numbers from phone orders Organizations: Lincoln Center Inc. http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3137 --------------------- Reported Date: 2009-07-27 Summary: Employee mistakenly emails client information to an outside address Organizations: Benefit Strategies LLC http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3128 --------------------- Reported Date: 2009-05-11 Summary: Trojan installed on system was stealing customers credit card numbers Organizations: America's Pet Store http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3140 --------------------- Reported Date: 2009-04-30 Summary: Unauthorized access to database exposes names and Social Security numbers Organizations: Center for American Progress http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3135 --------------------- Reported Date: 2009-04-21 Summary: Two computers stolen from office which contained access to RMV database Organizations: Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles, Daniel C. Brightwell Insurance Agency http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3134 --------------------- Reported Date: 2009-03-03 Summary: Bag containing paperwork and flash drive stolen from car in parking lot Organizations: Massachusetts Department of Health and Human Services, Old Colony YMCA http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3141 --------------------- Reported Date: 2009-02-24 Summary: 1387 Credit Card numbers stolen from 2 different malicious attacks by third party Organizations: Foxboro Federal Savings http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3126 --------------------- Reported Date: 2008-09-11 Summary: 888 credit cards of customers stolen by hacker Organizations: Charlie Brown's Family Sports Grill http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3130 --------------------- Reported Date: 2008-07-28 Summary: Hacker steals 996 credit card numbers from computer system Organizations: Oak Street Cafe http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3127 --------------------- Reported Date: 2008-07-03 Summary: Stolen laptop from employee car contains personal information Organizations: Nationwide Mutual Insurance http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3142 --------------------- Reported Date: 2008-03-14 Summary: 1,771 records exposed from stolen laptop from central office Organizations: North Carolina Employment Security Commission http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3132 --------------------- Reported Date: 2008-02-13 Summary: Laptop stolen from office contained personal information of patients Organizations: Fresenius Medical Care Holdings Inc. (FMCNA) http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3131 --------------------- Reported Date: 2007-04-03 Summary: Laptop stolen from employee vehicle, exposes name and Social Security numbers Organizations: College Loan Corp. http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3139 --------------------- Reported Date: 2007-01-26 Summary: Employee lost laptop and USB device containing customers confidential information Organizations: UPS Capital Business Credit , U.S. Farm Credit Administration http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3133 --------------------- Reported Date: 2006-02-10 Summary: 5000 accounts possibly exposed as bot gains access to windows 2000 server on their network Organizations: Cattaraugus-Allegany-Erie-Wyoming BOCES http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3129 --------------------- ======================================================================== Blotter Posts Added: 2010-09-12 Title: Colorado gets first victims advocate for ID theft cases http://www.denverpost.com/business/ci_16045935?source=rss --------------------- Added: 2010-09-10 Title: Avoiding ID Theft In Social Networks http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/InvestingRss/~3/7BqAykktcCE/Article.aspx --------------------- Added: 2010-09-09 Title: Data theft hits 7,000 CUNY students - weeks ago http://feeds.nydailynews.com/~r/nydnrss/ny_local/~3/54Tmh7EwYIQ/2010-09-07_data_theft_hits_cuny_students.html --------------------- Added: 2010-09-06 Title: Advice: Leave Cards With ID At Home http://www.myfoxboston.com/dpps/news/advice%3A-leave-cards-with-id-at-home-dpgonc-km-20100905_9502249 --------------------- _______________________________________________ Dataloss Mailing List (dataloss_at_private) CREDANT Technologies, a leader in data security, offers advanced data encryption solutions. 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