In the last 4 months, several major companies, university, and government agencies reported that customer data, including credit-card information, social securtity number, address and other vital personal information was compromised, lost or stolen. The list includes:
(Click MORE below to view the most recent list in alphabetic order - Last update on 07-01-05)
List of Companies, Organization and Univeristy Compromised in the last 4 Months.
Ameritrade -- (04-20-05) had 200,000 customers account, address, social,
credit card stolen/lost due to Lost Backup Tape
Bank of America -- (06-28-05) Had 18,000 Financial Record Lost
due to Stolen Laptop
Bank of America -- (02-25-05) had
1.2 million federal-government charge cards Social Security numbers stolen/lost
due to Lost Backup Tape
Boston College -- (03-11-05) had 120,000
alumni Addresses and Social Security numbers stolen/lost due to Hacking
Berkley University -- (03-11-05) had
98,400 alumni Address, Social Security number stolen/lost due to Stolen Laptop
CardSystem -- (06-14-05) Had 40,000,000
Credit Card information Stolen due to Hacking
Carnegie Melon University -- (04-21-05)
19,000 Alumni Addresses, Social Security number stolen/lost due to Hacking
ChoicePoint -- (02-15-05) had 145,000 consumers Addresses, Social Security
numbers and credit reports stolen/lost due to ID Thieft access
CitiFinancial Group -- (06-06-05)
Lost 3,500,000 Customer records due to Lost Backup Tape
Colorado Health Dept -- (05-04-05)
had 1,600 Famillies Medical information stolen/lost due to Stolen Laptop
Dept.
of Justice -- (05-07-04) had 80,000 Court Case Records Lost due to Latop
that was Stolen
DSW Shoe Warehouse -- (03-08-05) had
1.4 million cusomter Credit/Debit-card, Checking account and Driver's license
numbers stolen/lost due to Hacking
LexisNexis -- (04-12-05) had 310,000
customer Social Security numbers and Driver's license numbers stolen/lost due
to Stolen/Compromised Passwords
Motorola -- (05-30-05) had undisclose amount of confidential
information stole due to a Stolen Computer
Nevada Dept of Motor Vehicle -- (03-12-05)
had 8,900 Driver records stolen/lost due to Stolen computer
Northwest University -- (03-20-05) had
21,000 Alumni Address, Social Security and Other information stolen/lost due
to Hacking
Oklahoma State University -- (04-29-05)
had 20,000 Alumni Address, Social Security number stolen/lost due to Missing
Computer
PayMaxx -- (02-25-05) had 25,000 customers
Social Security, Credit Card information stolen/lost due to Hacking
Polo Ralph Lauren -- (04-14-05) had
180,000 customers who hold GM-branded MasterCards Stolen/lost due to Hacking
Time
Warner -- (05-02-05) had 600,000 employees Social Security numbers and
details on beneficiaries and dependents stolen/lost due to Lost Backup Tape
Tufts University -- (04-11-05) had 105,000
Alumni Address, Social Security numbers stolen/lost due Hacking |
