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Attorney General Announces Investigation Into Yale Security Breach
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Attorney General Richard Blumenthal announced today that his office is investigating a data breach after Yale Medical School reported the theft of a laptop containing personal health information involving as many as 1,000 individuals. Blumenthal’s office is investigating to determine the causes of the breach and whether state or federal law...Comment on Article Mentions: Richard Blumenthal
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Almost 13 Million Records Breached in 2010…So Far
Explore Article CIO - Blogs and Discussion (Aug 30 2010)
NetworkWorld reports that businesses suffered the most breaches, making up 35% of the total. Medical and healthcare services accounted for 29.1% of breaches. The government and military made up 16.2% of breaches. Banking, credit, and financial services experienced 10.5% of breaches, and 9.2% of breaches occurred in educational institutes.Comment on Article Mentions: Robert Siciliano McAfee
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Faculty, staff ID threatened
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At 8:55 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 26 an e-mail containing the Social Security number, driver’s license number, and first and last name of 2,484 full and part-time ASU employees was sent to 144 ASU e-mail addresses. This information breach has raised concern among affected faculty, as identity theft becomes a risk when Social Security numbers a...
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Laptop theft results in data breach for P.K. Yonge employees, students
View all 2 articles » Explore Article University of Florida News (Sep 1 2010)
The personal information of more than 8,300 current and former students and employees of P.K. Yonge Development Research School was on a laptop computer stolen last month. P.K. Yonge is a kindergarten-through-grade-12 laboratory school affiliated with University of Florida’s College of Education.Comment on Article Mentions: Gainesville Florida California
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Data Security Breach Bill Calls for Strict Notification
Explore Article healthleadersmedia.com (Aug 17 2010)
A data breach bill filed August 5 requires entities that hold consumers' sensitive information to create a robust data compliance protection plan and holds them to strict breach notification requirements. U.S. Senators Mark Pryor (D-AR) and Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) filed the "Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2010," which would be ...Comment on Article Mentions: Mark Pryor
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Name, Date of Birth and contact details of students lost on hacked server
Explore Article OSF Data Loss Database (Aug 29 2010)
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College Students Victims Of Identity Theft, Learn How To Protect Yourself
View all 3 articles » Explore Article Indiana's NewsCenter (Aug 26 2010)
Tomorrow's leaders are being robbed today. More college students are becoming targets for identity theft. More than 11 million people became victims of identity theft in 2009 according to a national study. Many of those robbed of their identities were college students.
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Potential Data Exposure Involving Tallahassee Community College and Otherrs
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The College Center for Library Automation (CCLA), which provides automated library services and electronic resources to Florida’s public colleges, today began informing students, faculty, and staff of six colleges that some of their personal information was inadvertently open to online access between May 29 and June 2, 2010. Importantly, while...
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2,027 Patient Names, Medical Record Numbers, Date Of Birth, Diagnosis, Mother’S Name And Some Social Security Numbers Stolen On Laptop In Locked Office
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University of Kentucky data loss incident circa 2010-08-19 -
Students personal school records containing names, Social Security numbers tossed next to dumpster
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Riverview Gardens School District data loss incident circa 2010-08-16 -
Stolen laptop contained 10,174 student applications from 2004 to present
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University of Connecticut data loss incident circa 2010-08-19 -
Stolen laptop exposes medical information of 1,000 individuals at Yale School of Medicine
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Yale University data loss incident circa 2010-08-18 -
23,000 Students Names, Dates Of Birth, Medical Record Numbers, Parent Or Guardian Contact Numbers Stolen From Three Desktop Computers
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Montefiore Medical Center data loss incident circa 2010-07-30 -
4,000 full names, Social Security Numbers and diagnoses stolen from laptop in parked car
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Oregon Health & Science University data loss incident circa 2010-08-12 -
240 Records On Spreasheet Lost Via Malware Including Names, Dates Of Birth, Telephone Numbers, Cities Of Residence And Insurance Information
Explore Article OSF Data Loss Database (Aug 13 2010)
University of North Carolina at Greensboro data loss incident circa 2010-08-09Comment on Article Mentions: Greensboro University of North Carolina







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Derek Beckwith » New Law Aims to Shore Up Retail Data Security
Businesses large and small should take note of this important compliance development.
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Actually, the law impacts any business storing the PII (personally identifiable information) of any Massachusetts ...
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