======================================================================== Open Security Foundation - DataLossDB Weekly Summary Week of Sunday, December 5, 2010 22 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: 2010-12-12 Summary: 1.3 million user names and passwords exposed after user database compromised Organizations: Gawker Media http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3283 --------------------- Reported Date: 2010-12-11 Summary: 23 bank account statements stuffed in a single envelope Organizations: NatWest http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3282 --------------------- Reported Date: 2010-12-11 Summary: Name, date of birth, mobile phone number, postal address and/or e-mail address obtained by an unauthorized third party Organizations: Unknown Organization, McDonald's Corporation, Arc Worldwide http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3280 --------------------- Reported Date: 2010-12-10 Summary: Stolen e-mail marketing list used to send out realistic-looking spam that asked recipients to provide personal information Organizations: Walgreens http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3281 --------------------- Reported Date: 2010-12-10 Summary: Unauthorized access to customer email addresses Organizations: Walgreens http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3274 --------------------- Reported Date: 2010-12-10 Summary: 501,786 member names and addresses exposed in database Organizations: Gaelic Athletic Association, Servasport Ltd. http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3277 --------------------- Reported Date: 2010-12-09 Summary: Medical charts belonging to 2,700 pediatric gastroenterology patients on stolen laptop Organizations: University of Alberta http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3275 --------------------- Reported Date: 2010-12-09 Summary: 60,000 names and identification card numbers including Social Security numbers stolen from server Organizations: University of Wisconsin-Madison http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3272 --------------------- Reported Date: 2010-12-06 Summary: Product plans, global subscriber database, revenues, commercial budgets and media packages posted on the Internet Organizations: Blizzard Entertainment http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3262 --------------------- Reported Date: 2010-12-02 Summary: Hard drive containing records of 8,300 former students, including Social Security Numbers goes missing Organizations: University of Arizona http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3273 --------------------- Reported Date: 2010-12-02 Summary: 232,000 Social Security numbers and other personal data exposed to a suspected computer hacker Organizations: Houston Independent School District http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3263 --------------------- Reported Date: 2010-11-30 Summary: 2000 voters' personal information including names, voter registration numbers, addresses, dates of birth, political affiliation and signature left in dumpster Organizations: Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3276 --------------------- Reported Date: 2010-11-30 Summary: Pile of sensitive documents found near bridge exposing names, addresses, Social Security numbers and canceled checks Organizations: Farber Enterprises http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3268 --------------------- Reported Date: 2010-11-22 Summary: Two students arrested for hacking universities servers 90,000 names and Social Security numbers stolen Organizations: University of Central Missouri http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3265 --------------------- Reported Date: 2010-10-11 Summary: 1469 patients affected due to portable device lost Organizations: Alliance HealthCare Services, Inc., Oroville Hospital http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3279 --------------------- Reported Date: 2010-10-07 Summary: 1,474 patients affected due to portable device lost Organizations: Alliance HealthCare Services, Inc., Eden Medical Center http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3278 --------------------- Reported Date: 2010-09-30 Summary: Stolen laptop contains employee names, addresses, dates of birth, and Social Security numbers Organizations: Darden Restaurant Chain http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3271 --------------------- Reported Date: 2010-08-13 Summary: A spreadsheet shared with third party accidentally contained names and SSNs of clients Organizations: Atlanta Housing Authority http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3270 --------------------- Reported Date: 2010-08-10 Summary: Computer stolen from dentist's office, patients names, addresses, Social Security and medical details stolen Organizations: Ward Morris, DDS http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3269 --------------------- Reported Date: 2010-08-04 Summary: DVD containing patient information never arrived at destination Organizations: Walsh Pharmacy http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3267 --------------------- Reported Date: 2010-08-03 Summary: Laptop containing customer information stolen from company model home Organizations: NVR Ryan Homes http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3266 --------------------- Reported Date: 2010-07-15 Summary: Employee steals students' personal information stolen from university database Organizations: High Point University http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3264 --------------------- ======================================================================== Blotter Posts Added: 2010-12-11 Title: McDonald's Warns Customers of Data Theft http://www.walletpop.com/2010/12/11/mcdonalds-warns-customers-of-data-theft/ --------------------- Added: 2010-12-11 Title: GAA data theft 'unlikely to lead to identity fraud' http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/851/f/10845/s/107f7e1b/l/0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Cireland0C20A10A0C12110C122428530A17810Bhtml/story01.htm --------------------- Added: 2010-12-11 Title: Congress Exempts Physicians From Identity Theft 'Red Flags' Rule http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/publications/news/news-now/practice-management/20101208redflagsexemption.html --------------------- Added: 2010-12-07 Title: Is your office copy machine an identity thief? http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/Banking/FinancialPrivacy/article.aspx?post=61179cc1-699f-49da-981c-da843dc25ac9 --------------------- Added: 2010-12-07 Title: Identity Theft in the "Blink" of an Eye http://www.wetmtv.com:80/news/state/story/Identity-Theft-in-the-Blink-of-an-Eye/BA3s-Py0kE2CV6FSHUvwwQ.cspx?rss=128 --------------------- Added: 2010-12-07 Title: Columbia Bank the latest to be hit with ATM skimming scheme http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/baltimoresun/business/investing/rss2/~3/-4LWbWl9h2U/bs-bz-ambrose-bank-skimming-20101207,0,6038629.story --------------------- Added: 2010-12-07 Title: Boob job ID thief gets 30-month sentence http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40534761/ns/local_news-miami_fl/ --------------------- _______________________________________________ Dataloss 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