The Data Breach Blog

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.

Malware places personal info of 25k at Massachusetts university at risk

A worm detected on a school server at Salem State University caused a breach.

Lost, unencrypted USB thumb drive impacts more than 50k Medicaid providers

A CSC (Computer Sciences Corporation) employee lost a USB thumb drive that included personal records belonging to more than 50,000 Medicaid providers nationwide.

Sensitive data found in dumpster reveals SSNs and health info

A large number of medical documents and files containing private information were found in a dumpster outside of an office complex in Hiram, Ga.

Envelopes mailed to 26k retired government employees in N.C. exposes SSNs

Envelopes containing a tax form mailed in late January to retired government employees in North Carolina may have revealed the recipients' Social Security numbers.

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