======================================================================== Open Security Foundation - DataLossDB Weekly Summary Week of Sunday, October 10, 2010 19 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 No news this week! ======================================================================== Incidents Added Reported Date: 2010-10-16 Summary: File posted on public facing server exposes 3000 Social Security numbers Organizations: New Mexico Tech http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3197 --------------------- Reported Date: 2010-10-15 Summary: Hacked server exposes 106,884 Names, Social Security numbers and dates of birth Organizations: University of North Florida http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3196 --------------------- Reported Date: 2010-10-14 Summary: Accomack County laptop stolen from employee on vacation exposes 35,000 names, addresses and SSN compromised Organizations: Accomack County Virginia http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3195 --------------------- Reported Date: 2010-10-14 Summary: Programming/mailing error exposes 6,299 Social Security numbers Organizations: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Performance Analysis & Integrity http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3194 --------------------- Reported Date: 2010-10-13 Summary: Employee steals 17 customers financial information to transfer funds Organizations: Navy Federal Credit Union http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3190 --------------------- Reported Date: 2010-10-11 Summary: Credit Card Numbers and medical information exposed after attack provides unauthorized access to the password-protected section of website Organizations: College Of Physicians & Surgeons Of Manitoba http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3189 --------------------- Reported Date: 2010-10-08 Summary: Flawed website exposes thousands of volunteers names addresses and Social Security numbers Organizations: AmeriCorps http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3181 --------------------- Reported Date: 2010-10-08 Summary: 3,000 personnel records posted online for several weeks Organizations: Mississippi National Guard http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3183 --------------------- Reported Date: 2010-10-07 Summary: Stolen documents expose 121 customers personal financial information Organizations: Carolina West Wireless http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3180 --------------------- Reported Date: 2010-09-24 Summary: Almost 20,000 patients personal info is breached by virus Organizations: University of Oklahoma Neurology Clinic http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3182 --------------------- Reported Date: 2010-09-02 Summary: 837 patients records potentially exposed from lost USB device Organizations: University of Rochester Medical Center http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3192 --------------------- Reported Date: 2010-08-31 Summary: Personal documents mistakenly left in dumpster - names, dates of birth and Social Security numbers exposed Organizations: Armed Forces Recruiting Center http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3193 --------------------- Reported Date: 2010-08-04 Summary: Hacked server exposes customers names, addresses, Social Security numbers, and account details Organizations: Verizon Wireless http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3198 --------------------- Reported Date: 2010-06-21 Summary: UK doctors security clearance and visa information found on used hard drive and sold at auctions Organizations: Healthcare Locums Plc http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3191 --------------------- Reported Date: 2009-08-03 Summary: Envelope with employee names and Social Security numbers lost in transit Organizations: Related Companies, Delta Dental of New York http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3185 --------------------- Reported Date: 2009-07-15 Summary: Credit card kiosk stolen by employee; who later got caught with skimming device on register Organizations: Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife), Restaurant Associates http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3187 --------------------- Reported Date: 2009-04-23 Summary: 1,014 students information including Social Security numbers, dates of birth exposed to Internet Organizations: Public Consulting Group, Shrewsbury Public Schools http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3186 --------------------- Reported Date: 2008-09-25 Summary: Box lost during transit contained patients medical records Organizations: Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3184 --------------------- Reported Date: 2007-01-10 Summary: Stolen laptop contained personal information of 25 individuals Organizations: Newhope Church http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3188 --------------------- ======================================================================== Blotter Posts Added: 2010-10-16 Title: State sues Payday Loan Store for dumping sensitive customer data in trash http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2010/10/16/state-sues-payday-loan-store-for-dumping-sensitive-customer-data/ --------------------- Added: 2010-10-16 Title: State sues Payday Loan Store for dumping sensitive customer data in trash http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2010/10/16/state-sues-payday-loan-store-for-dumping-sensitive-customer-data/ --------------------- Added: 2010-10-16 Title: Protecting Yourself From Identity Theft http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2010/10/16/protecting-yourself-from-identity-theft/ --------------------- Added: 2010-10-16 Title: Stolen computer contains Social Security numbers http://delmarvanow.com/article/20101016/NEWS01/10160341/1002/rss --------------------- Added: 2010-10-16 Title: Identity Theft: Could it Happen to You? http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/time/mostemailed/~3/Be70pIpnJgs/0,8599,196857,00.html --------------------- Added: 2010-10-15 Title: 11 Ways to Protect Yourself from Identity Theft http://www.foxbusiness.com/personal-finance/2010/10/15/ways-protect-identity-theft/ --------------------- Added: 2010-10-15 Title: Guarding your good name http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/SmartSpending/blog/page.aspx?post=1816442 --------------------- Added: 2010-10-15 Title: Three Charged with Stealing More Than $150,000 From Nearly 200 People by Skimming ATM, Credit Cards at Gas Pumps http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Yubanet/~3/NHWDYH6N-0Y/Three-Charged-with-Stealing-More-Than-150-000-From-Nearly-200-People-by-Skimming-ATM-Credit-Cards-at-Gas-Pumps.php --------------------- Added: 2010-10-14 Title: Guard your identity: Shredding is just a start http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/Banking/FinancialPrivacy/article.aspx?post=1815700 --------------------- Added: 2010-10-14 Title: Medicare fraud-identity theft ring is broken http://www.stltoday.com/lifestyles/health-med-fit/medical/article_2a73adc7-6628-5f0e-9449-2b6df52fd58a.html --------------------- Added: 2010-10-14 Title: How to Protect Data After Laptop Theft http://bucks.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/13/how-to-protect-data-after-laptop-theft/ --------------------- Added: 2010-10-12 Title: Beyond the Check-In: How Location Services Can Now Fight Identity Theft http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=d3ab39641e38c813d7e85d70bad82019 --------------------- Added: 2010-10-12 Title: Medical identity theft is costing Canadian insurers millions http://www.nationalpost.com/Medical+identity+theft+costing+Canadian+insurers+millions/3655958/story.html --------------------- Added: 2010-10-12 Title: New device lets diners swipe credit cards themselves http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20101012/BIZ/710129926/-1/RSS03 --------------------- _______________________________________________ Dataloss Mailing List (dataloss_at_private) CREDANT Technologies, a leader in data security, offers advanced data encryption solutions. 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