Some intersting data breaches from PrivacyRights.Org

http://www.privacyrights.org/ar/ChronDataBreaches.htm

Aug. 11, 2009
University of California, Berkeley(Berkeley, CA)
Campus officials discovered during a computer security check that a hacker had gained access to the journalism school's primary Web server. The server contained much of the same material visible on the public face of the Web site. However, the server also contained a database with Social Security numbers and/or dates of birth belonging to 493 individuals who applied for admission to the journalism school between September 2007 and May 2009.
493 # OF RECORDS COMPROMISED


Aug. 19, 2009
Bank of America Corp./Citigroup Inc.(Charlotte/Massachusetts)
Charlotte-based BofA (NYSE:BAC) and Citigroup (NYSE:C) each recently issued replacement cards to consumers, telling them that their account numbers may have been compromised. Account information from certain Bank of America debit cards may have been compromised at an undisclosed third-party location. Citigroup told credit-card customers in Massachusetts “your account number may have been illegally obtained as a result of a merchant database compromise and could be at risk for unauthorized use."
Unknown # OF RECORDS COMPROMISED


Aug. 3, 2009
National Finance Center(Washington DC)
An employee with the National Finance Center mistakenly sent an Excel spreadsheet containing the employees' personal information to a co-worker via e-mail in an unencrypted form. The names and Social Security numbers of at least 27,000 Commerce Department employees were exposed.
27,000# OF RECORDS COMPROMISED


July 31, 2009
Jackson Memorial Hospital(Miami, FL)
A Miami man was charged with buying confidential patient records from a Jackson Memorial Hospital employee over the past two years, and selling them to a lawyer suspected of soliciting the patients to file personal-injury claims.
Unknown


July 24, 2009
Network Solutions(Herndon, VA)
Hackers have broken into Web servers owned by domain registrar and hosting provider Network Solutions, planting rogue code that resulted in the compromise of more than 573,000 debit and credit card accounts over the past three months. Network Solutions discovered that attackers had hacked into Web servers the company uses to provide e-commerce services - a package that includes everything from Web hosting to payment processing -- to at least 4,343 customers, mostly mom-and-pop online stores. The malicious code left behind by the attackers allowed them to intercept personal and financial information for customers who purchased from those stores.
573,000# OF RECORDS COMPROMISED


July 22, 2009
A Honolulu hospital(Honolulu, HI )
In June 2009, a Hawaii woman was sentenced to a year in prison for illegally accessing another woman's medical records and posting on MySpace that she had HIV. The State of Hawaii brought charges under a state law that criminalizes unauthorized access to a compute as a class B felony. The defendant was employed by a hospital and had access to patient medical records.
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July 10, 2009
Northern California dumpsters(dumpsters from Bay Area to Central Valley in Calif.)
A criminal complaint filed against 30-year-old suspect claims that he made more than 1,000 fake ID cards that he used to rip off people, stores and banks. He also allegedly admitted to stealing the identities of more than 500 people all across Northern California, ranging from the Bay Area to the Central Valley. Federal agents say the man said it was easy to find new victims: All he needed to do was visit a local bank and search their dumpsters. Using the sensitive materials he found in the trash, He was able to use a computer to mock up fake identification cards and blank checks, according to authorities. He also allegedly confessed to stealing between one to two million dollars in cash and merchandise.
1,500# OF RECORDS COMPROMISED


July 8, 2009
AT&T(Chicago, IL)
A temporary employee for AT&T was arrested today on charges she stole personal information on 2,100 co-workers and then pocketed more than $70,000 by taking out short-term payday loans in the names of 130 of them.
2,100# OF RECORDS COMPROMISED


May 18, 2009
Anderson Kia Car Dealership(Boulder, CO)
Police have chained up 10 recycling bins outside Boulder’s now-defunct Anderson Kia car dealership after learning that the bins were stuffed with personal information from the dealership’s former customers. Green recycling bins were piled full with folders, each headed with an individual’s name. All of the folders contained Social Security numbers, driver’s license information, photos, phone numbers and financial information for Kia customers.
Unknown# OF RECORDS COMPROMISED