The Data Breach Blog

Hackers raid Washington state court system to steal 160,000 SSNs, 1M driver's license numbers

After the public website of the Washington state Administrative Office of the Courts was compromised in February, an investigation revealed the severity of the breach in April.

Personal California birth records found in "unsecure" location

The California Department of Public Health announced that the data included names, addresses, Social Security numbers, and medical information.

Investment regulator loses portable device containing personal data

Although the specifics of the lost information is unknown, the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada has announced that 52,000 clients of 32 brokerage firms have been affected.

Hack of college database jeopardizes sensitive data of 125k students

According to the FBI, the attack originated from a foreign IP address.

Laptop stolen from S.C. medical center contains data on 7k veterans

Last week, hospital officials began notifying patients of the February theft.

Medical records of 2k patients left unprotected on contractor's server

The records were stored by storage provider working with Glens Falls Hospital in New York.

Doctor's stolen laptop found at pawn shop; data of 652 patients exposed

The psychologist was a private contractor for Washington's Department of Social and Health Services.

Breach exposes data of 1k county workers, officials give no word on cause

Current and retired employees of Allen County, Ohio were affected.

Laptop hosting patient data stolen from surgeon on vacation

A surgeon's laptop containing the personal information of patients was stolen while he was on vacation.

Laptop containing patient data goes missing from Mississippi hospital

Officials at the University of Mississippi Medical Center posted an online notice, saying they had "insufficient contact information" to individually notify those potentially compromised.

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