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Breaches.

Breaches disclosed in 2005

32 breaches, most recently disclosed first. The list grows as new ones are disclosed.

OrganizationAffected
AmeripriseLaptop stolen from employee's car held data of 260,000 Ameriprise clientsDec 25, 200520 years agoLost or stolen deviceUnverified260K
Ford Motor CompanyStolen computer held names and SSNs of 70,000 Ford employeesDec 22, 200520 years agoLost or stolen deviceUnverified70K
Guidance SoftwareHackers stole card data that security software firm kept in clear textDec 20, 200520 years agoHacking3,800
ABN AMRO Mortgage GroupBackup tape with 2 million mortgage customer records lost by DHL, then foundDec 16, 200520 years agoLost or stolen deviceUnverified2M
Firstrust BankStolen laptop held data of 100,000 Firstrust Bank recordsDec 1, 200520 years agoLost or stolen deviceUnverified100K
BoeingStolen laptop held HR data including SSNs of 161,000 Boeing employeesNov 19, 200520 years agoLost or stolen deviceUnverified161K
Wilcox Memorial HospitalLost backup tape held records of 130,000 Hawaii hospital patientsOct 21, 200520 years agoLost or stolen deviceUnverified130K
Iowa Student LoanCompact disc with SSNs of 165,000 borrowers lost by courierSep 2, 200521 years agoLost or stolen deviceUnverified165K
US Air ForceHacking incident exposes records of 33,300 Air Force personnelAug 22, 200521 years agoHackingUnverified33K
University of UtahHacking incident at University of Utah exposes 100,000 recordsAug 9, 200521 years agoHackingUnverified100K
University of Southern CaliforniaUSC hack: 270,000 records possibly accessed, dozens confirmed exposedJul 19, 200521 years agoHackingUnverified270K
University of ConnecticutHackers compromise UConn server holding data of 72,000 peopleJun 25, 200521 years agoHackingUnverified72K
University of Hawaii Cancer CenterDishonest insider exposes 150,000 University of Hawaii recordsJun 18, 200521 years agoInsiderUnverified150K
CardSystems SolutionsCard processor intrusion exposes up to 40 million payment cardsJun 17, 200521 years agoHacking40M
BJ's Wholesale ClubLax security let thieves steal card data used for millions in fraudJun 16, 200521 years agoHackingUnknown
CitiUPS loses CitiFinancial backup tapes with 3.9 million customers' dataJun 6, 200521 years agoLost or stolen deviceUnverified3.9M
US Department of JusticeStolen Justice Department laptop held data of 80,000 peopleMay 7, 200521 years agoLost or stolen deviceUnverified80K
Time WarnerLost backup tapes held data of 600,000 Time Warner recordsMay 2, 200521 years agoLost or stolen deviceUnverified600K
WachoviaBank insiders sold records of 676,000 customers of four US banksApr 28, 200521 years agoInsiderUnverified676K
TD AmeritradeLost backup tape held data of 200,000 Ameritrade customersApr 19, 200521 years agoLost or stolen deviceUnverified200K
DSW Shoe WarehouseHackers steal 1.4 million card numbers from shoe retailer databaseApr 18, 200521 years agoHackingUnverified1.4M
Ralph LaurenCard data of 180,000 Polo Ralph Lauren shoppers stolen by hackersApr 14, 200521 years agoHackingUnverified180K
Tufts UniversityHacking incident at Tufts University affects 106,000 recordsApr 11, 200521 years agoHackingUnverified106K
San Jose Medical GroupFormer manager stole computers with records of 187,000 patientsApr 8, 200521 years agoInsiderUnverified187K
California State University, ChicoHacking incident at Chico State exposes data of 59,000 peopleMar 22, 200521 years agoHackingUnverified59K
Boston CollegeHacking incident at Boston College affects 120,000 recordsMar 11, 200521 years agoHackingUnverified120K
University of California, BerkeleyStolen laptop held personal data of 98,400 Berkeley recordsMar 11, 200521 years agoLost or stolen deviceUnverified98K
LexisNexis Legal & ProfessionalIdentity thieves used stolen passwords to pull data on 316,000 people from AccurintMar 10, 200521 years agoCredential stuffing316K
Bank of AmericaLost backup tapes held data on 1.2 million federal charge card holdersFeb 25, 200521 years agoLost or stolen deviceUnverified1.2M
ChoicePointData broker sold records of 163,000 consumers to identity thieves posing as clientsFeb 15, 200521 years agoInsider163K
Science Applications InternationalComputers stolen in SAIC office break-in held data of 45,000 employeesFeb 12, 200521 years agoLost or stolen deviceUnverified45K
George Mason UniversityHacker breaches university ID server holding data on 32,000 students and staffJan 10, 200521 years agoHackingUnverified32K

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