July 17, 2008
Department of Consumer Affairs
http://www.sacbee.com/111/story/1072332.html
A Consumer Affairs personnel specialist in Sacramento, emailed an alpha personnel file containing names and Social Security numbers of the department's more than 5,000 staff to a personal Yahoo email account at the end of the day, her last day at the department.
July 19, 2008
Minneapolis Veterans Home
http://www.startribune.com/local/25623519.html?location_refer=Homepage:latestNews:4
A backup computer server stolen from the Minneapolis Veterans Home contained telephone numbers, addresses, next-of-kin information, dates of birth, Social Security numbers and some medical information, including diagnoses for the home's 336 residents.
July 23, 2008
San Francisco Human Services Department
http://www.ktvu.com/news/16961916/detail.html
Potentially thousands of files contaning personal information was exposed after a San Francisco agency left confidential files in unsecured curbside garbage and recycling bins. In some cases entire case files were discarded. Blown up copies of social security cards, driver's licenses, passports, bank statements and other sensitive personal information were all left in these unlocked bins.
July 24, 2008
Village of Tinley Park
http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/local&id=6284078
Computer backup tapes that contain thousands of Social Security numbers of Tinley Park residents have been lost. The tapes containing information from as long ago as 15 years were lost while being transferred from the village hall to another site within the Chicago suburb.
Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center
http://m.rgj.com/news.jsp?key=88160&rc=lo
A unauthorized person may have accessed the Saint Mary's database. The database, used for Saint Mary's health education classes and wellness programs, contained personal information such as names and addresses, limited health information and some Social Security numbers. The database did not contain medical records or credit card information.
Hillsborough Community College
http://www2.tbo.com/content/2008/jul/25/me-monitor-your-bank-account-hcc-employees-warned/
Hillsborough Community College warned its employees to monitor their bank accounts because an HCC programmer's laptop was stolen from a hotel parking lot in Georgia. The programmer had been working on a payroll project for a group of employees using their names, bank-routing numbers, retirement information and Social Security numbers.
University of Houston
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/tx/5906964.html
The names and Social Security numbers of University of Houston students were inadvertently posted on the Internet for more than two years. The posting occurred when a math department lecturer posted student grades on a UH Web server in October 2005.
July 25, 2008
Ohio University
http://www.cleveland.com/newsflash/index.ssf?/base/news-41/1216994349131870.xml&storylist=cleveland
A clerical error led to the online posting of the names and Social Security numbers of people who spoke at Ohio University's Centers for Osteopathic Research and Education. A spreadsheet that contained the information had been accessible since March 20 and was discovered when a nurse found the information last week while conducting online research. In addition to names and Social Security numbers, the spreadsheet included contact numbers, addresses, their speaking topics and federal employer identification numbers.
July 26, 2008
Connecticut College/Wesleyan University/Trinity College
http://www.courant.com/news/education/hc-cthack0726.artjul26,0,7548347.story
A Connecticut College library system was breached by hackers apparently looking to set up chat rooms or send spam e-mails. The systems database included the names, addresses and Social Security or driver's license numbers of approximately 2,800 Connecticut College library patrons, 12 Wesleyan University patrons and three from Trinity.
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