Data Loss Stories

Calif. data loss may have exposed 800,000

(AP) LOS ANGELES - Four computer storage devices containing personal information for about 800,000 adults and children in California's child support system — including their names and Social Security numbers — were lost by IBM and Ir … continued.

Lost data for 13,000 compensation claimants on a stolen laptop

A BP employee has misplaced a laptop containing the personal information of more than 13,000 U.S. residents who filed compensation claims against the oil giant in the wake of the Deepwater Horizons oil spill.

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Tapes were lost or stolen from one of the company's buildings

Two backup storage tapes have been lost by Cattles Group, containing the data of 1.4 million people, mainly customers of Shopacheck loans.

Cattles Group, which runs the Shopacheck loans, said that out of the lost data … continued.

BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee penalized for theft of 57 hard drives.

March 14--BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee said Wednesday it will pay a $1.5 million penalty to the federal government to settle potential violations of patient information rules stemming from the 2009 theft of 57 … continued.

OKLAHOMA CITY -- An Oklahoma couple is urging thieves to return a stolen computer they say has the power to save millions of lives.

Last Sunday, Sook Shin was carrying a possible cure for cancer on a small Apple computer with years worth of data. … continued.

Storage tapes and laptop stolen from employee’s car.

The Cord Blood Registry (CBR), the nation's largest stem cell bank, admitted that it lost unsecured personal data on 300,000 cord bank clients, a breach that could cost it millions to address.

The data were contained on … continued.

Sony loses the personal data of 70 million users making it the biggest ever

In perhaps the largest breach of private information ever, the personal data of 70 million PlayStation Network and Qriocity users has been compromised.

Sony confirmed the data breach for the first time i … continued.

SALEM, Ore. -- The Oregon Department of Corrections revealed Wednesday that personal data on hundreds of its employees may have been found on a portable "thumb drive," including payroll information and Social Security numbers, but said all indications are that it was accidental and there's no ind … continued.

Lost portable hard drive contains cases, including medical records for 161 patients suing one of the firm’s clients.

A Baltimore law firm lost a portable hard drive containing information about its cases, including medical records for 161 stent patients suing cardiologist Dr. Mark … continued.

December 14, 2010

An Arizona hospital has lost 2284 endoscopy patients’ electronic records, hospital CEO Tony Marinello admitted this week. … continued.

June 8, 2010

SHELTON — Health Net will pay the state at least $250,000 and implement stronger consumer protections to settle allegations the insurer failed to secure medical records, financial information and other private data on more than 440,000 Connecticut members, state officia … continued.

June 8, 2010

Contributed by Debbie Howlett | A recent report from Computerworld states that Colorado Casualty, an insurance company, has filed a lawsuit claiming that it is not liable to cover the $3.3 million the University of Utah spent to inform staff and faculty of a security breach. … continued.

May 26, 2010

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April 19, 2010

Nashville identity Theft Examiner - Brandon King | 157,000 BlueCross BlueShield members were recently sent letters informing them their nightmare was just beginning.

In October of last year, 57 hard drives were pilfered from a closet at a Chattanooga, Tennessee … continued.

March 4, 2010

Arkansas Times Blog |The Arkansas National Guard says personal information on 35,000 current and former Guard members (dating back to 1991) was contained in an external hard drive reported missing Feb. 22. There's no evidence that the device was stolen or being used for ill … continued.

January 14, 2010

FierceHealthcare | In the first case of a state attorney general enforcing general HIPAA regulations under HITECH, Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal this week sued Health Net of Connecticut for misplacing the medical and financial i … continued.

April 7, 2010

San Francisco Chronicle | The theft of two laptops containing sensitive health information about more than 5,000 patients in the John Muir hospital system is just one of a number of recent incidents involving stolen medical data. … continued.

December 7, 2009

AMERICAN MEDICAL NEWS | Health Net in November announced that thousands of its members and network physicians could be at risk for identity theft due to a lost portable disk drive that the company said had "gone missing" six months earlier. … continued.

Aug 4, 2009

ARLINGTON, Va. - Members of the Army National Guard who could be affected by the theft of a laptop containing their personal data, will be notified through an official letter, Guard officials said here today. … continued.

Apr 22, 2009

OKLAHOMA CITY - The Oklahoma Employment Security Commission says the Social Security numbers of more than 5,500 people is on a flashdrive that was lost by an employee.Commission spokesman John Carpenter says the employee put the information on a flashdrive after his laptop wa … continued.

Apr 11, 2009

SALISBURY — As many as 100,000 patients of Peninsula Orthopaedic Associates are being warned to protect themselves against identity theft after tapes containing patient information were stolen. In a letter mailed this week, Chief Executive Officer Brian K. Mathias told … continued.

Feb 18, 2009

COLUMBUS, Ohio-Nearly two dozen medical records were stolen from a doctor's car. Parents questioned why the records were taken from the hospital in the first place. NBC 4's Lauren Diedrich GOT ANSWERS. Diedrich went to Nationwide Children's Hospital to find out how the incide … continued.

May 7, 2008

WASHINGTON – More than 1,300 SAIC stockholders are at risk of identity theft after a box of magnetic backup tapes went missing in New Jersey earlier this year. … continued.

Jan 16, 2008

PLANO, TX (AP) | Personal information on about 650,000 customers of J.C. Penney and up to 100 other retailers could be compromised after a computer tape went missing. GE Money, which handles … continued.

Nov 8, 2007

Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. policyholders in Ohio were included in a data security breach the company discovered last month, the Ohio Department of Insurance announced Monday.

The Hartford, Conn.-based insurer misplaced three backup tapes that contained … continued.

May 5, 2007

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL | JP Morgan Chase has alerted thousands of its Chicago-area millionaire clients, as well as some of its own employees, that it cannot locate a computer tape containing their account information and Social Security numbers.

The tape, which was … continued.

Apr 20, 2007

JUNEAU, Alaska: Perhaps you know that sinking feeling when a single keystroke accidentally destroys hours of work. Now imagine wiping out a disk drive containing information for an account worth $38 billion. … continued.

Apr 11, 2007

Atlanta, GA (April 11, 2007) - Secretary of State Karen Handel today initiated an investigation regarding the disposal of approximately 75,000 voter registration application cards. The investigation will be led by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI), in conjunction with … continued.

Apr 5, 2007

TUSCALOOSA | The social security numbers and other personal identification data of 6,000 DCH Health System employees are missing raising concerns about the possibility of identity theft.

An encrypted disc and hardcopy documents containing the personal identification … continued.

Feb 2, 2006

Providence Health System based in Oregon now faces charges that it was negligent in securing patient files when some 365,000 medical records were taken when a hospital employee's car - which contained the files - was stolen. Portland resistant Laurie Paul filed a suit earlier … continued.