Breaches disclosed in 2008

19 breaches

RBS WorldPayHackers break into RBS WorldPay, exposing 1.5 million prepaid card holdersHacking1.5M affectedFinanceUSUnverifiedDec 23, 2008StarbucksStolen laptop held names and SSNs of 97,000 Starbucks employeesLost or stolen device97K affectedRetailUSUnverifiedNov 24, 2008University of FloridaIntruder installs software on dental college server holding 330,000 recordsHacking330K affectedEducationUSUnverifiedNov 12, 2008GS CaltexDiscs with data of 11.1 million GS Caltex customers found in Seoul trashInsider11M affectedEnergyKRUnverifiedSep 5, 2008Princeton ReviewTest prep firm published student data and scores on its websiteExposed data108K affectedEducationUSUnverifiedAug 18, 2008CFCountrywide FinancialCountrywide insider sold personal data of about 2 million mortgage applicantsInsider2.0M affectedFinanceUSUnverifiedAug 2, 2008LULoyola University of ChicagoExposed names, Social Security numbers and names. Reported to the Maine AG.EducationUSJul 30, 2008Blue Cross and Blue Shield of GeorgiaBenefit letters for 202,000 members mailed to wrong addressesExposed data202K affectedInsuranceUSUnverifiedJul 29, 2008CollegeInvestHard drive with data of 200,000 college savers vanishes in office moveLost or stolen device200K affectedFinanceUSUnverifiedApr 22, 2008CCCentral Collection BureauServer stolen from Indianapolis debt collector held data of 700,000Lost or stolen device700K affectedFinanceUSUnverifiedApr 19, 2008University of MiamiStolen backup tapes hold data on 2.1 million University of Miami patientsLost or stolen device2.1M affectedHealthcareUSUnverifiedApr 17, 2008Bank of New York MellonLost box of unencrypted backup tapes held data of 4.5 million peopleLost or stolen device4.5M affectedFinanceUSUnverifiedMar 26, 2008CBCompass BankFormer programmer steals hard drive with 1 million bank customer recordsInsider1.0M affectedFinanceUSUnverifiedMar 21, 2008Hannaford BrosMalware on grocer's servers intercepts 4.2 million card numbersHacking4.2M affectedRetailUSUnverifiedMar 17, 2008LMLifeblood Mid-South Regional Blood CenterMissing laptops held data of 321,000 Memphis blood donorsLost or stolen device321K affectedHealthcareUSUnverifiedFeb 13, 2008D.A. DavidsonHacker breaks into brokerage database with SSNs of 226,000 clientsHacking226K affectedFinanceUSUnverifiedJan 30, 2008Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New JerseyStolen employee laptop held names and SSNs of 300,000 membersLost or stolen device300K affectedInsuranceUSUnverifiedJan 29, 2008GE MoneyMissing Iron Mountain tape held data of J.C. Penney and other store card holdersVendor breach150K affectedFinanceUSUnverifiedJan 17, 2008WDWisconsin Department of Health and Family ServicesVendor EDS printed SSNs on 260,000 Medicaid brochuresVendor breach260K affectedGovernmentUSUnverifiedJan 8, 2008