Skip to content
Breaches.

Breaches disclosed in 2006

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

OrganizationAffected
BoeingLaptop stolen from employee's car held data of 382,000 Boeing workersDec 13, 200619 years agoLost or stolen deviceUnverified382K
UCLAHackers access UCLA database with SSNs of 800,000 students and staffDec 12, 200619 years agoHackingUnverified800K
Concentra Preferred SystemsStolen backup tapes expose Aetna and other health plan claim dataDec 12, 200619 years agoVendor breachUnverified130K
NissanDatabase of 5.38 million Nissan customers leaked in JapanOct 30, 200619 years agoUnverified5.4M
Akron Children's HospitalOverseas hackers break into hospital computers with data of 235,903Oct 26, 200619 years agoHackingUnverified236K
Sisters of St. Francis Health ServicesBilling contractor misplaced CDs with SSNs of 266,200 hospital patients and staffOct 23, 200619 years agoVendor breachUnverified266K
US Department of TransportationLaptop stolen from OIG agent's car held data of 132,470 peopleAug 9, 200620 years agoLost or stolen deviceUnverified132K
AOLAOL publishes 20 million search queries from 650,000 usersAug 6, 200620 years agoExposed dataUnverified650K
Kaiser PermanenteStolen laptop held names and member numbers of 160,000 Kaiser membersJul 27, 200620 years agoLost or stolen deviceUnverified160K
CS STARSMissing computer held SSNs of 540,000 New York workers' comp claimantsJul 18, 200620 years agoLost or stolen deviceUnverified540K
NelnetTape with 188,000 student loan records lost in UPS shipmentJul 18, 200620 years agoLost or stolen deviceUnverified188K
Nebraska State Treasurer's OfficeHacker breaks into child support system holding data of 309,000Jun 29, 200620 years agoHackingUnverified309K
AIGStolen server held SSNs and medical data of 930,000 peopleJun 14, 200620 years agoLost or stolen deviceUnverified930K
Western Illinois UniversityHacker compromises university server with card numbers and SSNs of 180,000Jun 14, 200620 years agoHackingUnverified180K
Hotels.comLaptop stolen from auditor's car held card data of 243,000 Hotels.com customersJun 1, 200620 years agoVendor breachUnverified243K
Texas Guaranteed Student LoanSubcontractor loses equipment holding 1.7 million student borrowers' SSNsMay 30, 200620 years agoVendor breachUnverified1.7M
American Red Cross St. Louis ChapterDishonest employee had access to SSNs of 1 million blood donorsMay 24, 200620 years agoInsiderUnverified1M
Mortgage Lenders Network USAEx-employee tried to extort $6.9 million over stolen files of 231,000 borrowersMay 23, 200620 years agoInsiderUnverified231K
US Department of Veterans AffairsStolen VA laptop holds data on 26.5 million veteransMay 22, 200620 years agoLost or stolen deviceUnverified27M
American Institute of Certified Public AccountantsHard drive with SSNs of 330,000 CPA members lost in shippingMay 19, 200620 years agoLost or stolen deviceUnverified330K
Ohio UniversityHackers breach alumni system holding 137,000 Social Security numbersApr 24, 200620 years agoHackingUnverified300K
University of Texas at AustinHackers access McCombs business school records of 197,000 peopleApr 24, 200620 years agoHackingUnverified197K
Georgia Technology AuthorityHacker exploits flaw to access SSNs and bank data of 573,000 pensionersMar 30, 200620 years agoHackingUnverified573K
US Marine CorpsLost portable drive held data of 207,750 MarinesMar 30, 200620 years agoLost or stolen deviceUnverified208K
Fidelity InvestmentsStolen laptop held data of 196,000 HP retirement account customersMar 23, 200620 years agoLost or stolen deviceUnverified196K
US Department of AgricultureFOIA release exposed Social Security and tax ID numbers of 350,000Feb 15, 200620 years agoExposed dataUnverified350K
Boston GlobeCard data of 240,000 subscribers printed on paper used to wrap newspapersJan 31, 200620 years agoExposed dataUnverified240K
Providence Health SystemStolen backup tapes and laptops held records of 365,000 home care patientsJan 25, 200620 years agoLost or stolen deviceUnverified365K

New breaches by email

Wednesdays, only in weeks with newly disclosed breaches, the largest first.

Double opt-in. Unsubscribe any time.