Data Theft of 35,000 T. Rowe Price Group Customers
January 31, 2008
Baltimore-based investment management firm T. Rowe Price Group Inc. had to notify about 35,000 customers that their confidential data was exposed due to theft Read more
Data Theft of 29,000 Fallon Community Health Plan Members
January 31, 2008
A stolen laptop included the names, birth dates and some health care data on 29,800 members of Fallon Community Health Plan Read more
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of NJ exposes 300,000 customers to fraud
January 29, 2008
I come home tonight to find multiple letters addressed to myself, my wife and young children informing us how Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey lost our confidential personal information Read more
GE Money Loses Data on 650,000 Credit Customers
January 24, 2008
Reuters reports that GE Money Loses Data on 650,000 Credit Customers
A computer tape containing personal data of 650,000 customers of about 230 retailers including J.C. Penney Co is missing, credit card issuer GE Money. Social Security numbers of about 150,000 people were also included on the tape. The tape had been stored at an information protection and storage company. The company claims that there has been no evidence suggesting that the identity of any person had been compromised.
British Ministry of Defense Looses Data on 600,000 People
January 24, 2008
Earlier this month, the British Ministry of Defence had a laptop stolen containing the personal details of 600,000 people interested in joining the armed forces. The laptop was stolen from a Royal Navy officer’s car on January 9th.
The unencrypted data included family details, national insurance, passport and driving licence numbers and NHS numbers.
“In total 69 laptops and seven personal computers have been lost by the Ministry of Defence over the past year.”
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