Monthly Archives: October 2007

Personal Information of 159,000 Administaff Employees Compromised

An Administaff company laptop containing the personal information of 159,000 employees was stolen from a company employee. The laptop was stolen from a company employee’s car while they were shopping for groceries on October 3rd, 2007. The information on the … Continue reading

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Stolen Laptop Contains Transportation Department Worker Information

“In Washington state, a burglar stole a laptop containing the personal information of 1,400 current and former employees of the King County Transportation Department. The information contained the names, addresses, and social security numbers of current and former employees. The … Continue reading

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Massachusetts Regulators Mistakenly Sent Out Disks with Personal Information

In Massachusetts the Divisions of Professional Licensure and Health Professions Licensure sent out information to marketing firms and other businesses containing the personal data, including Social Security numbers, of 450,000 licensed professionals. The Division of Professional Licensure notified both the … Continue reading

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Former University of Iowa Graduate Students at Risk of Identity Theft

The University of Iowa is warning 184 students and graduates that grade information and Social Security numbers were on a laptop stolen from a former teaching assistant. The laptop was stolen in September from the home of a former teaching … Continue reading

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U. of Texas Student’s Personal Information Available Online

The University of Texas said it works hard to notify students about how to avoid identity theft, but the school put some of its own at risk. The Personal information, including Social Security numbers of 22 current and former students, … Continue reading

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Personal information of 600 Queens University of Charlotte Students Emailed to Fellow Students

In an apparent administrative error, the personal information of more than 600 Queens University students was emailed to other students. Queens University is located in Charlotte, North Carolina. The information contained names, addresses, student IDs and social security numbers of … Continue reading

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Hacker Obtains Contact Information of 6.3 Million TD Ameritrade Customers

TD Ameritrade revealed on Friday that the contact information for 6.3 million of its customers was stolen from one of its databases. Joe Maglia, TD Ameritrade CEO, said the company “recently discovered and eliminated unauthorized code from the database server. … Continue reading

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