LostTape

ID: 2294: Tape lost at offsite storage location

  • Date: 2009-08-13
  • Records Lost: Unknown
  • Source: Inside Accidental
  • Submitted by: admin
  • Location: US
  • Organizations: Chase Bank

Hack

ID: 1518: Malicious Software/Hack compromises unknown number of credit cards at fifth largest credit card processor

  • Date: 2009-01-20
  • Records Lost: 130,000,000
  • Source: Outside
  • Submitted by: michaelcordes
  • Location: Princeton NJ, US
  • Organizations: Heartland Payment Systems

Hack

ID: 1315: Letter From Wyndham reporting credit card number, expiration date & possibly names were compromised

  • Date: 2008-12-22
  • Records Lost: 480,000
  • Source: Outside
  • Submitted by: admin
  • Location: Phoenix AZ, US
  • Organizations: Wyndham Hotels

Web

ID: 22: Allowed remote Internet users to browse documents ranging from correspondence to online order data

  • Date: 2002-03-29
  • Records Lost: Unknown
  • Source: Outside
  • Submitted by: admin
  • Location: US
  • Organizations: United States Government

Hack

ID: 288: About 100 customers' debit card information stolen from the database of an unnamed national retailer

  • Date: 2006-05-19
  • Records Lost: 100
  • Source: Outside
  • Submitted by: admin
  • Location: US
  • Organizations: ?, Frost Bank

StolenComputer

ID: 289: Names, Social Security numbers, and dates of birth of 26.5 million U.S. military veterans stolen

  • Date: 2006-05-22
  • Records Lost: 26,500,000
  • Source: Outside
  • Submitted by: admin
  • Location: US
  • Organizations: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

StolenLaptop

ID: 542: Laptops containing data about "tens of thousands" from various organizations stolen.

  • Date: 2007-01-08
  • Records Lost: 300,000
  • Source: Outside
  • Submitted by: admin
  • Location: New York NY, US
  • Organizations: Citigroup, Time Warner Inc., Towers Perrin, Altria, United Technologies, Prudential Financial, Random House, Stanley, Inc., Bertelsmann Services Inc., Lloyd's Register Group, AGL Resources Inc., Salvage Association, The Nielsen Company, Major League Baseball, Unilever, Harlequin Holdings, Celanese Americas Corporation, The Interpublic Group, Dover Corporation, Continuum Health Partners, Maersk Inc. / P&O Nedlloyd, Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn, Cambrex Corporation, Strategic Industries, Shorewood, Swiss International Air Lines, LTD, Alpharma, Inc.

Hack

ID: 894: Debit cards, and PIN numbers of customers compromised via hack

  • Date: 2008-01-25
  • Records Lost: Unknown
  • Source: Outside
  • Submitted by: admin
  • Location: US
  • Organizations: OmniAmerican Bank

StolenComputer

ID: 1023: Names, birth dates, Social Security numbers on stolen computers

  • Date: 2008-06-23
  • Records Lost: 17,241
  • Source: Outside
  • Submitted by: admin
  • Location: Walnut Creek CA, US
  • Organizations: Intuit, Colt Express Outsourcing Services, CNET Networks, Google, Computer Associates, Exponent, Inc., Bebe Stores Inc, Ebara Technologies, Inc, Nielsen Mobile, Gilead Sciences, Inc., 24 Hour Fitness, Zhone Technologies, JDS Uniphase, JDS Uniphase, Avant! Corporation, Kana, Inc., Pillsbury, Banker Benefits, American Baptist Homes of the West, Inc, Cassatt Corporation, All Covered, Inc., Fortiss LLC, Heald College, Fremont Group, Amalgamated Bank, Punahou School, Integrated Device Technology, CA, Inc

Hack

ID: 1305: 1.5 million credit card records compromised via hack

  • Date: 2008-12-23
  • Records Lost: 1,500,000
  • Source: Unknown
  • Submitted by: securityninja
  • Location: US
  • Organizations: RBS Worldpay

Web

ID: 1312: 18,000 names and Social Security numbers of current and former students posted on the Internet

  • Date: 2008-12-31
  • Records Lost: 18,000
  • Source: Inside Accidental
  • Submitted by: d2d
  • Location: Columbus OH, US
  • Organizations: Ohio State University

Web

ID: 1568: Names, Social Security numbers and grades of students exposed on website

  • Date: 2009-01-30
  • Records Lost: 45
  • Source: Outside
  • Submitted by: d2d
  • Location: Manhattan KS, US
  • Organizations: Kansas State University

Web

ID: 1780: Patients medical records posted online, names, birth dates and Social Security numbers

  • Date: 2009-02-18
  • Records Lost: 1,000
  • Source: Inside Accidental
  • Submitted by: admin
  • Location: Albany NY, US
  • Organizations: Northeast Orthopaedics, LLP, MRecord

FraudSe

ID: 1944: 32,000 notified about possibly compromised names, birth dates and Social Security numbers

  • Date: 2009-05-01
  • Records Lost: 32,000
  • Source: Outside
  • Submitted by: Lyger
  • Location: US
  • Organizations: LexisNexis, Investigative Professional

StolenComputer

ID: 2154: Stolen computer containing 45,277 names and Social Security numbers of current and former students, faculty and staff

  • Date: 2009-06-23
  • Records Lost: 45,277
  • Source: Outside
  • Submitted by: kirniki
  • Location: Ithaca NY, US
  • Organizations: Cornell University

StolenLaptop

ID: 2361: Stolen laptop contains Social Security numbers of hundreds of thousands of physicians

  • Date: 2009-10-03
  • Records Lost: 850,000
  • Source: Outside
  • Submitted by: Lyger
  • Location: Chicago IL, US
  • Organizations: WellPoint, Blue Cross Blue Shield Association

Web

ID: 2470: State employee data accessible on website exposing names, addresses, DOB and Social Security numbers

  • Date: 2009-12-11
  • Records Lost: 500
  • Source: Inside Accidental
  • Submitted by: kirniki
  • Location: Bellaire TX, US
  • Organizations: State of Minnesota, Lookout Services Inc

FraudSe

ID: 51: "I didn't know the magnification..."

  • Date: 2004-09-16
  • Records Lost: 30,000
  • Source: Inside Malicious
  • Submitted by: admin
  • Location: US
  • Organizations: Teledata Communications

LostDocument

ID: 154: Estimated 30,000 tax forms lost in traffic accident

  • Date: 2005-09-22
  • Records Lost: 30,000
  • Source: Outside
  • Submitted by: admin
  • Location: US
  • Organizations: Internal Revenue Service

StolenTape

ID: 207: Personal data and medical records for 365,000 on stolen backup disks and tapes

  • Date: 2006-01-26
  • Records Lost: 365,000
  • Source: Outside
  • Submitted by: admin
  • Location: US
  • Organizations: Providence Home Services

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