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Open Security Foundation - DataLossDB Weekly Summary
Week of Sunday, November 21, 2010
5 Incidents Added.
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DataLossDB News/Updates
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Incidents Added
Reported Date: 2010-11-23
Summary: 400,000 records in Internet database managed by subsidiary accessed without authorization
Organizations: Puerto Rico Department of Health, Medical Card System
http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3257
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Reported Date: 2010-11-23
Summary: Employee steals 14 patients names and Social Security numbers
Organizations: Pacific Hospital
http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3256
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Reported Date: 2010-11-23
Summary: Documents containing names, dates of birth and Social Security numbers left out in alley
Organizations: State Department of Labor & Industries, Washington State Employees Credit Union
http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3254
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Reported Date: 2010-11-22
Summary: Lost USB stick contained 40 childrens personal details
Organizations: Stoke-on-Trent City Council
http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3255
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Reported Date: 2010-11-18
Summary: Mailing error exposes AARP members names, phone number, date of birth and policy numbers
Organizations: American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)
http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3253
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Blotter Posts
Added: 2010-11-23
Title: Cyberscams, identity theft cause shoppers to be wary about online shopping
http://content.usatoday.com/communities/technologylive/post/2010/11/cyberscams-identity-theft-cause-shoppers-to-be-wary-about-online-shopping--/1?csp=34
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Added: 2010-11-23
Title: Two former University of Central Missouri students charged with hacking, identity theft
http://www.kansascity.com/2010/11/22/2462909/two-former-university-of-central.html
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Added: 2010-11-23
Title: Police warning on festive theft
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-northern-ireland-11805523
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