Breaches disclosed in 2005

32 breaches

AmeripriseLaptop stolen from employee's car held data of 260,000 Ameriprise clientsLost or stolen device260K affectedFinanceUSUnverifiedDec 25, 2005Ford Motor CompanyStolen computer held names and SSNs of 70,000 Ford employeesLost or stolen device70K affectedManufacturingUSUnverifiedDec 22, 2005Guidance SoftwareHackers stole card data that security software firm kept in clear textHacking3,800 affectedTechUSDec 20, 2005AAABN AMRO Mortgage GroupBackup tape with 2 million mortgage customer records lost by DHL, then foundLost or stolen device2.0M affectedFinanceUSUnverifiedDec 16, 2005Firstrust BankStolen laptop held data of 100,000 Firstrust Bank recordsLost or stolen device100K affectedFinanceUSUnverifiedDec 1, 2005BoeingStolen laptop held HR data including SSNs of 161,000 Boeing employeesLost or stolen device161K affectedManufacturingUSUnverifiedNov 19, 2005WMWilcox Memorial HospitalLost backup tape held records of 130,000 Hawaii hospital patientsLost or stolen device130K affectedHealthcareUSUnverifiedOct 21, 2005Iowa Student LoanCompact disc with SSNs of 165,000 borrowers lost by courierLost or stolen device165K affectedFinanceUSUnverifiedSep 2, 2005US Air ForceHacking incident exposes records of 33,300 Air Force personnelHacking33K affectedGovernmentUSUnverifiedAug 22, 2005University of UtahHacking incident at University of Utah exposes 100,000 recordsHacking100K affectedEducationUSUnverifiedAug 9, 2005University of Southern CaliforniaUSC hack: 270,000 records possibly accessed, dozens confirmed exposedHacking270K affectedEducationUSUnverifiedJul 19, 2005University of ConnecticutHackers compromise UConn server holding data of 72,000 peopleHacking72K affectedEducationUSUnverifiedJun 25, 2005University of Hawaii Cancer CenterDishonest insider exposes 150,000 University of Hawaii recordsInsider150K affectedEducationUSUnverifiedJun 18, 2005CSCardSystems SolutionsCard processor intrusion exposes up to 40 million payment cardsHacking40M affectedFinanceUSJun 17, 2005BJ's Wholesale ClubLax security let thieves steal card data used for millions in fraudHackingRetailUSJun 16, 2005CitiUPS loses CitiFinancial backup tapes with 3.9 million customers' dataLost or stolen device3.9M affectedFinanceUSUnverifiedJun 6, 2005US Department of JusticeStolen Justice Department laptop held data of 80,000 peopleLost or stolen device80K affectedGovernmentUSUnverifiedMay 7, 2005Time WarnerLost backup tapes held data of 600,000 Time Warner recordsLost or stolen device600K affectedMediaUSUnverifiedMay 2, 2005WachoviaBank insiders sold records of 676,000 customers of four US banksInsider676K affectedFinanceUSUnverifiedApr 28, 2005TD AmeritradeLost backup tape held data of 200,000 Ameritrade customersLost or stolen device200K affectedFinanceUSUnverifiedApr 19, 2005DSW Shoe WarehouseHackers steal 1.4 million card numbers from shoe retailer databaseHacking1.4M affectedRetailUSUnverifiedApr 18, 2005Ralph LaurenCard data of 180,000 Polo Ralph Lauren shoppers stolen by hackersHacking180K affectedRetailUSUnverifiedApr 14, 2005Tufts UniversityHacking incident at Tufts University affects 106,000 recordsHacking106K affectedEducationUSUnverifiedApr 11, 2005SJSan Jose Medical GroupFormer manager stole computers with records of 187,000 patientsInsider187K affectedHealthcareUSUnverifiedApr 8, 2005California State University, ChicoHacking incident at Chico State exposes data of 59,000 peopleHacking59K affectedEducationUSUnverifiedMar 22, 2005University of California, BerkeleyStolen laptop held personal data of 98,400 Berkeley recordsLost or stolen device98K affectedEducationUSUnverifiedMar 11, 2005Boston CollegeHacking incident at Boston College affects 120,000 recordsHacking120K affectedEducationUSUnverifiedMar 11, 2005LexisNexis Legal & ProfessionalIdentity thieves used stolen passwords to pull data on 316,000 people from AccurintCredential stuffing316K affectedData brokersUSMar 10, 2005Bank of AmericaLost backup tapes held data on 1.2 million federal charge card holdersLost or stolen device1.2M affectedFinanceUSUnverifiedFeb 25, 2005ChoicePointData broker sold records of 163,000 consumers to identity thieves posing as clientsInsider163K affectedData brokersUSFeb 15, 2005Science Applications InternationalComputers stolen in SAIC office break-in held data of 45,000 employeesLost or stolen device45K affectedTechUSUnverifiedFeb 12, 2005George Mason UniversityHacker breaches university ID server holding data on 32,000 students and staffHacking32K affectedEducationUSUnverifiedJan 10, 2005