October 7/8, 2006 -- Amid the sex scandals in Washington, personal data continues to be stolen at an alarming rate. WMR has previously reported that data theft is a covert operation by U.S. intelligence agencies to populate the databases of the covertly-funded and operated Total Information Awareness surveillance system.

 

Data Thefts 2005- 2006   10/7/06

Target Date Number of persons affected Type of data Method
US Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton Oct. 2006 2400 SSNs, DOBs Physical theft
Willamette Educational Service District Office, OR Oct. 2006 4500 high school student personal data Physical theft
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Security Badging Office Oct. 2006 6,939 SSNs, DOBs Physical theft
North Carolina Dept. of Motor Vehicles Sep. 2006 16,000 SSNs, DOBs Physical theft
Dept. of Homeland Security: FEMA and Coast Guard Sep. 2006 unknown post-Katrina/Rita data Physical theft
American Family Insurance Sep. 2006 more than 2,000 SSNs, DOBs Physical theft
Mercy Medical Center, Merced County CA Sep. 2006 295 SSNs, DOBs Physical theft
Univ. of Texas, San Antonio Sep. 2006 64,000 SSNs, DOBs Hacking
Law firm of Howard, Rice, Nemerovski, Canady, Falk & Rabkin, San Francisco Sep. 2006 500 SSNs, DOBs Physical theft
Michigan Dept. of Community Health Sep. 2006 4000 SSNs, DOBs Physical theft
DePaul Medical Center, Norfolk, VA Sep. 2006 over 100 SSNs, DOBs Physical theft
Purdue University Sep. 2006 2400 SSNs, DOBs Hacking
Erlanger Hospital (TN) Sep. 2006 4150 SSNs, DOBs Physical theft
Nagasaki University Hospital Sep. 2006 9,000 DOBs, diagnoses of hematology patients Physical theft
General Electric Sep. 2006 "thousands" SSNs, DOBs Physical theft
Univ. of Colorado, Boulder Sep. 2006 1,372 SSNs, DOBs Physical theft
St. Francis County Court House, AR Sep. 2006 unknown judicial information Physical theft
US Commerce Dept./Census Bureau Sep. 2006 possibly hundreds of millions personal information Physical theft
Linden Lab/Second Life Sep. 2006 650,000 personal information Hacking
BMO Bank of Montreal Sep. 2006 900 financial information Physical theft
Florida National Guard Sep. 2006 100 SSNs, DOBs Physical theft
Nationwide Retirement Solutions Sep. 2006 38,443 SSNs, DOBs Physical theft
Wells Fargo Health Plan Aug. 2006 unknown SSNs, prescription data Physical theft
LabCorp Monroe NJ Patient Service Center Aug. 2006 unknown SSNs, Physical theft
AT&T Aug. 2006 19,000 Credit card numbers, other financial data Hacking
PortTix Aug. 2006 2,000 Credit card information Hacking
University of Minnesota Aug. 2006 13,000 SSNs, DOBs Physical theft
Department of Education/Affiliated Computer Systems (ACS) Aug. 2006 21,000 SSNs, DOBs, financial daya Leak
Sovereign Bank Aug. 2006 "thousands" "Personal" information Physical theft
Dominion Resources Aug. 2006 unknown SSNs, DOBs Physical theft
Federal Motor Carriers Safety Administration/DOT Aug, 2006 193 motor carrier drivers Commercial driver's license numbers, DOBs Physical theft
AFLAC Aug. 2006 162 SSNs, DOBs, police information Physical theft
PSA Health Care Aug. 2006 51,000 SSNs, DOBs, health information Physical theft
Troy William Beaumont Hospital Aug. 2006 28,473 SSNs, DOBs, medical information Physical theft
HCA, Inc. Aug. 2006 "thousands" SSNs, DOBs Physical theft
California Dept. of Mental Health Aug. 2006 9,468 SSNs, DOBs Physical theft
Chevron Aug. 2006 29,000 SSNs, DOBs, financial data Physical theft
Sonoma-Williams Aug. 2006 1,200 SSNs, DOBs, financial data Physical theft
Kaiser Permanente Aug. 2006 160,000 DOBs, Medical record numbers Physical theft
Unisys/Dept. of Veterans Affairs Aug. 2006 38,000 SSNs, DOBs, medical information Physical theft
U.S. Department of Transportation Jul 2006 133,000 transportation workers, including pilots SSNs, DOBs, addresses Physical theft
US Bank Jul 2006 unknown SSNs, DOBs Physical theft
Dollar Tree Jul 2006 1000 ATM PINs Hacking
Belhaven College Jul 2006 300 SSNs, DOBs Physical theft
Sentinel Insurance Jul 2006 112,000 SSNs, DOBs Physical theft
U.S. Navy Jun-Jul 2006 31,000 SSNs, DOBs Physical theft
Cingular Wireless July 2006 Unknown Corporate data Physical theft
Naval Safety Center July 2006 over 100,000 SSNs, DOBs Leak
Automated Data Processing (ADP) July 2006 hundreds of thousands financial data Leak
Bisys Group, Inc. July 2006 61,000 hedge fund investors SSNs, financial data Physical theft
U.S. Department of Agriculture July 2006 350 employees SSNs, DOBs Physical theft
University of Tennessee July 2006 36,000 SSNs, DOBs Hacking
Northwestern University July 2006 17,000 SSNs, DOBs Hacking
National Association of Securities Dealers July 2006 76 NASD investigators plus securities dealers under investigation Investigation data Physical theft
Moraine Park Technical College, WI July 2006 1,500 SSNs, DOBs Physical theft
University of Iowa July 2006 280 SSNs, DOBs Physical theft
Montana Pubic Health and Human Services Dept. July 2006 Unknown SSNs, DOBs Physical theft
Armstrong World Industries July 2006 12,000 SSNs, financial data Physical theft
New York Dept. of Homeless Services July 2006 8,400 SSNs, DOBs Leak
CS Stars July 2006 540,000 SSNs, DOBs Physical theft
Nelnet July 2006 188,000 SSNs, DOBs Physical theft
Madrona Medical Group June 2006 6,000 SSNs, DOBs Hacking
City of Hattiesburg, Mississippi June 2006 23,000 SSNs, DOBs Physical theft
Vassar Brothers Medical Center June 2006 257,800 SSNs, DOBs Physical theft
Compass Health June 2006 unknown SSNs, DOBs, other personal data Physical theft
Dept. of Veterans Affairs, Minneapolis June 2006 (reported)

(occurred in 2005)

 60 SSNs, DOBs Physical theft
Western Illinois University June 2006 180,000 SSNs, credit card data Hacking
Cape Fear Health System June 2006 24,350 SSNs, medical data Physical theft
University of Michigan Credit Union June 2006 5,000 SSNs, financial data on paper files Physical theft
Nebraska Treasurer's Office June 2006 300,000 SSNs, DOBs Hacking
Minnesota Department of Revenue June 2006 2,400 taxpayers/48,000 businesses SSNs, other personal data Physical theft
Allstate, Huntsville, AL June 2006 Unknown Insurance info Physical theft
Department of the Navy June 2006 28,000 SSNs, DOBs Leak
Department of Agriculture June 2006 26,000 SSNs, DOBs Hacking
San Francisco State University June 2006 3,000 SSNs, DOBs Physical theft
ING Bank June 2006 13,000 SSNs, financial data Physical theft
University of Alabama - Birmingham June 2006 9,800 SSNs, medical data Physical theft
VISA USA June 2006 possibly millions financial data Leak
Federal Trade Commission June 2006 1,100 FTC employees SSNs, DOBs Physical theft
Denver Election Commission June 2006 150,000 Voter's records Physical theft
Oregon Dept. of Revenue June 2006 2,200  Tax records Trojan horse
Union Pacific Railroad June 2006 30,000 SSNs, DOBs Physical theft
KDDI Telco, Japan June 2006 4,000,000 Phone numbers, DOBs Leaked
Minnesota State Auditor June 2006 493  state employees SSNs, DOBs Physical  theft
New York State Controller's Office June 2006 1,300 state employees SSNs, financial data Physical theft
Humana Medicare Program June 2006                     17,000 SSNs, DOBs,Medical info    Poss. compromise
Hanford Nuclear Reservation                                             June 2006 4,000 SSNs, DOBs Physical theft
Royal Ahold (Giant, Tops, Stop & Shop supermarkets)      June 2006 Unknown number SSNs, DOBs Physical theft
Buckeye Community Health Plan (Ohio)        June 2006 72,000 SSNs, medical data Physical theft
Internal Revenue Service         June 2006 291 IRS employees SSNs, fingerprints, DOBs Physical theft
CUSO Mortgage Co. May 2006 1,695 SSNs, DOBs, financial data Hacking
Old Mutual Capital, Inc. May 2006 6500 shareholders SSNs, DOBs Physical theft
YMCA Rhode Island                                         May 2006 65,000 SSNs, DOBs Physical theft
Equifax May 2006 2,500 SSNs, DOBs Physical theft
University of Delaware                                          May 2006 1,076 SSNs, DOBs Hacking
Sacred Heart University                                     May 2006 unknown SSNs, DOBs Hacking
Mercantile Potomac Bank                         May 2006 48,000 SSNs, account data Physical theft
Florida International University                        May 2006 thousands SSNs, DOBs Hacking
American Red Cross, Texas May 2006 unknown DOBs, medical information Physical theft
University of Kentucky May 2006 6,500 SSNs, DOBs Physical theft
Miami University of Ohio                             May 2006 851 SSNs, DOBs Loss of hardware
American Institute of CPAs                              May 2006  330,000 SSNs, DOBs Loss of hardware
Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corp.                             May 2006 1,300,000 SSNs, DOBs Loss of hardware
University of Ohio Hudson Health Center      May 2006 60,000 SSNs, medical data Hacking
Humana Medicare Program    May 2006 250 Medicare applicants Paper applications Physical theft
Wells Fargo Bank                                      May 2006 unknown SSNs, account data Physical theft
Dept. of Veterans Affairs           May 2006 28,700,000 SSNs,  medical information Physical theft
Columbus Bank & Trust                                    May 2006 2,000 Credit card data Physical theft
Department of Transportation IG Office Miami Apr 2006 unknown case files Physical theft
University of Ohio                                                          Apr 2006 137,000 SSNs, DOBs Hacking
Purdue Engineering School                                     Apr 2006 1,351 SSNs, DOBs Hacking
Department of Defense                                         Apr 2006 14,000 SSNs, DOBs Hacking
Aetna                                                             Apr 2006 38,000 SSNs, other data Physical theft
Morgan Stanley, Clydesdale Bank (UK), Master Card  Apr 2006 2,000 Credit card data  Hacking
University of Texas McCombs Business School Apr 2006 197,000 SSNs, DOBs Hacking
Fraser Health Authority, Br. Columbia Apr 2006  thousands SINs, DOBs Physical theft
University of Alaska Fairbanks                           Apr 2006 38,941  SSNs, DOBs Hacking
Ohio Secretary of State                                    Apr 2006 7,700,000 voters  SSNs "Leak" on CDs
Iron Mountain, Inc.                                                                    Apr 2006 17,000 Long Island Railroad employees and retirees, Bronx VA Hospital                        SSNs, other data Physical theft
American Red Cross                                           Mar 2006 8,000 SSNs, DOBs Physical theft
American International Group (AIG)/Medical Excess LLC     Mar 2006 930,000 SSNs, medical information Physical theft
U.S. Marine Corps                                                      Mar 2006 207,000  SSNs, DOBs Physical theft
Georgia Technology Authority                                        Mar 2006 570,000 SSNs, DOBs Hacking
Vermont State Colleges                                Mar 2006 14,000 SSNs, credit data Physical theft
Verizon                                          Mar 2006 significant number SSNs, other data Physical theft
Hewlett-Packard/Fidelity Investments  Mar 2006 196,000 SSNs, other data Physical theft
Ernst & Young                 Mar 2006 thousands of records on IBM employees SSNs, DOBs Physical theft
Medco Health Solutions                                                    Mar 2006 4600 SSNs, DOBs Physical theft
Hotels.com                                         Feb 2006 243,000 Credit card information Physical theft
Choice Point                                                  Feb 2006 150,000 Subscriber data Leak
Georgetown University        Feb 2006 41,000 elderly DC residents SSNs, DOBs Hacking
Metropolitan College (Denver)                          Feb 2006 93,000 SSNs, DOBs Physical theft
Olympic Funding Chicago                   Feb. 2006 unknown SSNs, financial data Physical theft
Ernst & Young                                   Feb. 2006 unknown SSNs, financial data Physical theft
Deloitte & Touche        Feb. 2006 9,000 McAfee employees SSNs, financial data Physical theft
PriceWaterhouseCoopers                           Feb. 2006 4,000 SSNs, health data Physical theft
Mount St. Mary's Hospital (NY)           Feb. 2006 unknown SSNs, health data Physical theft
US Department of Agriculture                                Feb. 2006 350,000  SSNs, DOBs Leak
Providence Home Services                 Jan. 2006 365,000 SSNs, medical data Physical theft
State of Hawaii Jan. 2006 40,000 state employees plus family members SSNs, DOBs Physical theft
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.                    Jan. 2006 226,000 SSNs, financial data Physical theft
People's Bank                                      Jan. 2006 90,000 SSNs, financial data Physical theft
Atlantis Resorts (Bahamas)                     Jan. 2006 55,000 SSNs, credit data Physical theft
California National Guard                Jan. 2006 hundreds of Guardsmen SSNs, other data Physical theft
University of Washington Medical Ctr. Jan. 2006 1,600 SSNs, medical data Physical theft
Marriott                                                Dec. 2005 206,000 SSNs, credit data Physical theft
Ford Motors          Dec. 2005 70,000  SSNs, DOBs Physical theft
LaSalle Bank/ABN Amro Mortgage Dec.2005 2,000,000  SSNs, financial data Lost/recovered
First Trust Bank                              Dec.2005 thousands SSNs, financial data Physical theft
ING Bank Dec. 2005 8,500 SSNs, financial data Physical theft
TransUnion                                                       Nov. 2005  3,623 credit data Physical theft
Safeway                                                                   Nov. 2005 1,400 SSNs, DOBs Physical theft
Keck School of Medicine (USC)                             Nov. 2005 50,000  SSNs, DOBs Physical theft
Univ. of Tennessee Medical Center          Oct. 2005 3,800 SSNs, medical data Physical theft
Wilcox Memorial Hospital                                      Oct. 2005 130,000 SSNs, DOBs  Physical theft
National Nuclear Safety Administration                      Sep 2005 1,500  SSNs, DOBs Hacking
Children's Health Council (Palo Alto)            Sep. 2005 6,000 SSNs, medical data Physical theft
North Fork Bank                                Sep. 2005  9,000 SSNs, financial data  Physical theft
Kent State University                                              Sep. 2005 100,000 SSNs, DOBs Physical theft
J. P Morgan Chase                           Aug.2005 unknown SSNs, financial data Physical theft
Arizona Biodyne (Blue Cross/Blue Shield)           Jul 2005 57,000 SSNs, medical data Physical theft
City National Bank (LA)                    Jul 2005 unknown SSNs, financial data Physical theft
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.                                  Jun 2005 6,000 SSNs, DOBs Physical theft
American Red Cross, Texas Jun 2005 unknown DOBs, medical information Physical theft
Motorola                                              Jun 2005 unknown financial, call data  Physical theft
U.S. Department of Justice/Omega Travel         Jun 2005 80,000 travel, credit data Physical theft
Cleveland State University                                Jun 2005 44,000 SSNs, DOBs Physical theft
California Dept. of Health Services         May 2005 21,600 SSNs, medical data Physical theft
Colorado State Health Department           May 2005 1,600 families SSNs, medical data Physical theft
Lexis-Nexis                               May 2005 310,000 Phone records Hacking
Bank of America, Wachovia, Commerce Bancorp, PNC Bank NA May 2005 676,000 Bank account information     Hacking
Valdosta State                     May 2005 40,000 SSNs, DOBs Hacking
MCI    April 2005 16,500 SSNs, employment data Physical theft
Georgia Southern Univ.                      April 2005 thousands SSNs, credit card Hacking
San Jose Medical Group                       April 2005 185,000 SSNs, medical data Physical theft
Iron Mountain, Inc.  Mar 2005 600,000 Time Warner employees SSNs, financial data Physical theft
University of California, Berkeley                       Mar 2005 100,000 SSNs, DOBs Physical theft
Ameritrade                                               Feb. 2005 200,000 SSNs, financial data Physical theft
Bank of America         Feb. 2005 1,200,000 Federal employees SSNs, credit data Physical theft
Australian High Tech Crime Center Feb. 2005 3,500 financial data, law enforcement data Loss