======================================================================== Open Security Foundation - DataLossDB Weekly Summary Week of Sunday, January 2, 2011 15 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: 2011-01-08 Summary: 1000 names and Social Security numbers of employees stolen from employee's car Organizations: Washington St. Employment Security Dept. http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3338 --------------------- Reported Date: 2011-01-08 Summary: Laptop with 10,684 unencrypted names, Social Security numbers, address and salary for every employee receiving a W-2 stolen from employee's car Organizations: Tulane University http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3337 --------------------- Reported Date: 2011-01-04 Summary: 1000 patient names, addresses, health and dental insurance member numbers, Social Security Numbers, dates of birth, dental care records, and dental x-rays may have been accessed by hacker Organizations: Gary C. Spinks, DMD, PC http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3330 --------------------- Reported Date: 2011-01-04 Summary: 1,086 patients' names, dates of birth, Social Security Numbers, medications, and medical notes exposed on web for over two years Organizations: PinnacleHealth System, Gair Medical Transcription Services http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3331 --------------------- Reported Date: 2011-01-03 Summary: Customers report fraudulent card use following system security breach Organizations: Half Hitch Tackle http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3326 --------------------- Reported Date: 2010-12-30 Summary: 175 credit card numbers of gas station customers misused Organizations: EVG Quality Gas http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3325 --------------------- Reported Date: 2010-12-30 Summary: Malware enabled database access to 512 names, addresses, Social Security Numbers, PenFed account numbers, and credit/debit card numbers Organizations: Pentagon Federal Credit Union http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3329 --------------------- Reported Date: 2010-12-27 Summary: 2928 patient names, medical record numbers and medical procedure notes sent via unencrypted email to physician home email account Organizations: Geisinger Health Systems, Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3327 --------------------- Reported Date: 2010-12-15 Summary: 15,000 Social Security numbers were stolen by a subcontractor who was working in Office of Temporary Disability Assistance making computer infrastructure upgrades. Organizations: NYC Social Security Administration http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3328 --------------------- Reported Date: 2010-12-10 Summary: 1,744 medical reports with names and dates of birth exposed on the web by transcription service Organizations: Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, Professional Transcription Company, Saint Barnabas Health Care System http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3324 --------------------- Reported Date: 2010-02-23 Summary: System hacked exposing 2000 electronic medical records Organizations: Rick Lawson, Professional Computer Services, Private Practice http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3334 --------------------- Reported Date: 2010-02-10 Summary: Documents containing personal information including Social Security numbers and debit card numbers were found in a dumpster Organizations: Macy's http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3335 --------------------- Reported Date: 2000-02-23 Summary: Hacker downloads names, dates of birth, addresses and social security numbers of students, faculty, and alumni Organizations: Northeastern University http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3332 --------------------- Reported Date: 1998-08-04 Summary: Student hacker downloads names, phone numbers, addresses, e-mail addresses and Social Security numbers of 23,000 students, faculty, and staff Organizations: University of Utah http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3333 --------------------- Reported Date: 1985-08-05 Summary: Unauthorized access to customers' credit information Organizations: American Express http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3336 --------------------- ======================================================================== Blotter Posts Added: 2011-01-09 Title: Thurston sees its largest identity theft bust http://www.thenewstribune.com/2011/01/08/1493516/thurston-sees-its-largest-identity.html?storylink=rss --------------------- Added: 2011-01-09 Title: How thieves will steal your identity http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/Banking/FinancialPrivacy/weston-how-thieves-will-steal-your-identity.aspx --------------------- Added: 2011-01-09 Title: Former EMC worker pleads guilty to nearly $1M theft http://www.bostonherald.com/business/general/view.bg?articleid=1307829&srvc=rss --------------------- Added: 2011-01-09 Title: Credit-card skimmer found in Melbourne gas pump http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20110106/NEWS01/101060312/1006/rss01 --------------------- Added: 2011-01-09 Title: ID theft, data breaches jumped 33 percent in 2010 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40929975/ns/technology_and_science-security/ --------------------- Added: 2011-01-09 Title: Newer MLGW customers must prove identity or face service interruptions http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~r/bizj_memphis/~3/jsBGY031AUA/newer-mlgw-customers-must-prove.html --------------------- Added: 2011-01-03 Title: U.S. DHS goes after Vietnamese hackers, identity thieves http://www.itworld.com/security/132288/us-dhs-goes-after-vietnamese-hackers-identity-thieves?source=itw_rss --------------------- Added: 2011-01-03 Title: Fraud reports linked to Sierra Madre gas station top 175 http://www.sgvtribune.com/news/ci_16999125?source=rss --------------------- Added: 2011-01-03 Title: Trail of cyber crimes lead to Winona students http://www.kare11.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=898050 --------------------- _______________________________________________ Dataloss Mailing List (dataloss_at_private) CREDANT Technologies, a leader in data security, offers advanced data encryption solutions. 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