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Open Security Foundation - DataLossDB Weekly Summary
Week of Sunday, March 6, 2011
6 Incidents Added.
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Incidents Added
Reported Date: 2011-03-09
Summary: Flash drive containing personal information taken from a human resources office
Organizations: Midlands Technical College
http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3415
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Reported Date: 2011-03-09
Summary: 45 students' names, dates of birth and Social Security numbers provided to a third party by student employees
Organizations: Eastern Michigan University
http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3418
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Reported Date: 2011-03-08
Summary: Backup hard drive containing faculty and student names, Social Number numbers and academic records gone missing
Organizations: Western Michigan University
http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3414
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Reported Date: 2011-03-01
Summary: Hacker obtained hotel guests' credit card information
Organizations: Se San Diego Hotel
http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3419
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Reported Date: 2011-02-01
Summary: Employee accessed and disclosed customers' names, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, and bank account information to others
Organizations: Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company
http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3416
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Reported Date: 2011-01-28
Summary: Doctor's and vendors' names and Social Security Numbers used to open utilities accounts
Organizations: Texas Children's Hospital
http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3417
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Blotter Posts
Added: 2011-03-13
Title: DeKalb Police say they nabbed identity theft kingpin
http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2011/03/11/dekalb-police-say-they-nabbed-identity-theft-kingpin/aijt67h/
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Added: 2011-03-12
Title: Identity data of Texas Children's doctors used in scam
http://feeds.chron.com/~r/houstonchronicle/metro/~3/2DdNsmPalVw/7468040.html
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Added: 2011-03-11
Title: Tax Related Identity Theft Scams up 300%
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-siciliano/tax-related-identity-thef_b_833669.html
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Added: 2011-03-11
Title: Colorado No. 1 for consumer fraud complaints
http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~r/bizj_denver/~3/oRwhU_9hwqU/complaints.html
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Added: 2011-03-11
Title: Real Estate Listings Used In ID Theft Scheme
http://www.kmbc.com/news/27163795/detail.html
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Added: 2011-03-10
Title: Reporting a data breach may be hazardous to your well-being (part 2)
http://www.examiner.com/headlines-in-madison/reporting-a-data-breach-may-be-hazardous-to-your-well-being-part-2
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Added: 2011-03-09
Title: How Credit Reports Can Protect You From Identity Theft
http://blogs.forbes.com/moneybuilder/2011/03/09/how-credit-reports-can-protect-you-from-identity-theft/
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Added: 2011-03-09
Title: MN ranked 36th in nation for ID theft
http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~r/bizj_twincities/~3/vDG_QlNQSXs/mn-ranked-36th-in-nation-for-id-theft.html
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Added: 2011-03-09
Title: Seer Green teen gets four years for 'internet crime site'
http://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/localnews/beaconsfield/8898651.Bucks_teen_gets_four_years_for__internet_crime_site_/
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Added: 2011-03-08
Title: Hard drive containing personal information of some Western Michigan University students and faculty missing; spokeswoman sees 'low risk' of identity theft
http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2011/03/some_western_michigan_universi.html
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Added: 2011-03-08
Title: No. 1 consumer complaint: Identity theft
http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/money_pf/~3/3GDE0ySgvRc/index.htm
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