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Breaches.

Breaches disclosed in 2008

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

OrganizationAffected
RBS WorldPayHackers break into RBS WorldPay, exposing 1.5 million prepaid card holdersDec 23, 200817 years agoHackingUnverified1.5M
StarbucksStolen laptop held names and SSNs of 97,000 Starbucks employeesNov 24, 200817 years agoLost or stolen deviceUnverified97K
University of FloridaIntruder installs software on dental college server holding 330,000 recordsNov 12, 200817 years agoHackingUnverified330K
GS CaltexDiscs with data of 11.1 million GS Caltex customers found in Seoul trashSep 5, 200818 years agoInsiderUnverified11M
Princeton ReviewTest prep firm published student data and scores on its websiteAug 18, 200818 years agoExposed dataUnverified108K
Countrywide FinancialCountrywide insider sold personal data of about 2 million mortgage applicantsAug 2, 200818 years agoInsiderUnverified2M
Loyola University of ChicagoJul 30, 200818 years agoUnknown
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of GeorgiaBenefit letters for 202,000 members mailed to wrong addressesJul 29, 200818 years agoExposed dataUnverified202K
CollegeInvestHard drive with data of 200,000 college savers vanishes in office moveApr 22, 200818 years agoLost or stolen deviceUnverified200K
Central Collection BureauServer stolen from Indianapolis debt collector held data of 700,000Apr 19, 200818 years agoLost or stolen deviceUnverified700K
University of MiamiStolen backup tapes hold data on 2.1 million University of Miami patientsApr 17, 200818 years agoLost or stolen deviceUnverified2.1M
Bank of New York MellonLost box of unencrypted backup tapes held data of 4.5 million peopleMar 26, 200818 years agoLost or stolen deviceUnverified4.5M
Compass BankFormer programmer steals hard drive with 1 million bank customer recordsMar 21, 200818 years agoInsiderUnverified1M
Hannaford BrosMalware on grocer's servers intercepts 4.2 million card numbersMar 17, 200818 years agoHackingUnverified4.2M
Lifeblood Mid-South Regional Blood CenterMissing laptops held data of 321,000 Memphis blood donorsFeb 13, 200818 years agoLost or stolen deviceUnverified321K
D.A. DavidsonHacker breaks into brokerage database with SSNs of 226,000 clientsJan 30, 200818 years agoHackingUnverified226K
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New JerseyStolen employee laptop held names and SSNs of 300,000 membersJan 29, 200818 years agoLost or stolen deviceUnverified300K
GE MoneyMissing Iron Mountain tape held data of J.C. Penney and other store card holdersJan 17, 200818 years agoVendor breachUnverified150K
Wisconsin Department of Health and Family ServicesVendor EDS printed SSNs on 260,000 Medicaid brochuresJan 8, 200818 years agoVendor breachUnverified260K

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