
Personal Data Thefts 2005-2006
Wayne Madsen
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 SSNs, 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
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
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 CPA 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