June 2006
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A computer was stolen from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. The system contained Social Security numbers, names and medical information of about 10,000 UAB kidney patients.
The computer was stolen from the UAB School of Medicine Research Department in February. The people affected were not notified until June 8. UAB said that was because it took months for the school to reconstruct the missing database.
Source: NBC 13 News
Written by MCruz on June 21st, 2006 with no comments.
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A computer breach was detected earlier this month at Western Illinois University (WIU). Student information such as Social Security and credit card numbers were among the data stored on the compromised system. The school has setup a website for those affected by the breach.
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Written by MCruz on June 19th, 2006 with no comments.
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A laptop computer was stolen from the home of an employee of ING U.S. Financial. The unprotected laptop contained unencrypted personal information belonging to 13,000 workers and retirees.
ING, which administers the District’s retirement plan, known as DCPlus, notified the city about the theft late Friday.
The company is mailing a letter to all affected account holders to alert them to the risk of someone using the information to commit identity theft, spokeswoman Caroline Campbell said. The company is also telling customers that it will set up and pay for a year of credit monitoring and identity fraud protection.
Source: Washington Post Thanks to Viv for the news tip!
Written by MCruz on June 18th, 2006 with no comments.
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Current and former students are at risk for identity theft.
In its second recent security breach, the University of Kentucky has notified 6,500 current and former students that their names, grades and social security numbers may have been stolen.
No arrests have been made, and the investigation is ongoing, officials said Friday.
Source: The Courier-Journal Thanks for the link, Bill!
Written by MCruz on June 18th, 2006 with no comments.
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A computer was stolen from the home of a Union Pacific (UP) employee in Omaha, Nebraska. The computer contained personal information such as Social Security numbers and birth dates belonging to about 30,000 of its employees.
Like the VA theft, the UP employee was not following company security procedures.
Source: KVIA - The El Paso News Leader Thanks Patricia for the tip!
Written by MCruz on June 18th, 2006 with no comments.
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Last week, 8,500 Jackson Health employees were notified that their personal information was stored on two laptops stolen seven months ago.
The computers, belonging to financial services provider ING, contained information gathered during a voluntary life insurance enrollment drive in December and included names, birth dates and social security numbers.
“We are relatively certain the computers were stolen for their hardware value and the personal information was not accessed,” said Chuck Eudy, a North American spokesman for ING, based in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
ING is providing free credit monitoring service for a year for those who sign up.
Source: The Miami Herald
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Written by MCruz on June 18th, 2006 with no comments.
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