Compromises in 2008 affecting less than 10,000
Compromises in 2008 affecting 10,000 or more
Compromises in 2008 affecting an unknown, or undisclosed, number
01/02/2008 Workers Compensation Fund
a business other than retail in Salt Lake City, Utah 2,800 accounts compromised
01/04/2008 Health Net
a healthcare provider or servicer in Mountain View, California 5,000 accounts compromised
01/04/2008 Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation
State Government in Baltimore, Maryland 900 accounts compromised
01/04/2008 Florida Department of Children and Families
State Government in Orange, Florida 1,200 accounts compromised
01/05/2008 University of Texas Austin
an educational institution in Austin, Texas 13 accounts compromised
01/06/2008 U-Care Thrift Store
a retail business in Mesa, Arizona 30 accounts compromised
01/07/2008 CMP Advanced Mechanical Solutions
a business other than retail in Binghampton, New York 202 accounts compromised
01/07/2008 Central Piedmont Community College
an educational institution in Charlotte, North Carolina 3,437 accounts compromised
01/07/2008 College Point Bus Depot
a business other than retail in New York, New York 100 accounts compromised
01/07/2008 Franklin University
an educational institution in Columbus, Ohio 6,440 accounts compromised
01/08/2008 University of Georgia
an educational institution in Athens, Georgia 4,250 accounts compromised
01/08/2008 Alaron Trading Company, Alaron Financial Services
a Financial or Insurance Services firm in Chicago, Illinois 150 accounts compromised
01/10/2008 Select Physical Therapy
a healthcare provider or servicer in Levelland, Texas 4,000 accounts compromised
01/10/2008 Johns Hopkins Hospital
a healthcare provider or servicer in Baltimore, Maryland 190 accounts compromised
01/11/2008 Bank of West
a Financial or Insurance Services firm in West Richland, Washington 19 accounts compromised
01/11/2008 University of Akron
an educational institution in Akron, Ohio 800 accounts compromised
01/11/2008 University of Iowa
an educational institution in Iowa City, Iowa 216 accounts compromised
01/11/2008 United States Transportation Security Administration, Desyne Web Services
Federal Government in Arlington, Virginia 247 accounts compromised
01/11/2008 Virginia Department of Social Services
State Government in Richmond, Virginia 1,500 accounts compromised
01/14/2008 Tennessee Tech University
an educational institution in Cookeville, Tennessee 990 accounts compromised
01/15/2008 BJ’s Wholesale Club
a retail business in Natick, Massachusetts 156 accounts compromised
01/15/2008 Department of Revenue Wisconsin
State Government in Madison, Wisconsin 5,000 accounts compromised
01/16/2008 University of Wisconsin, Madison
an educational institution in Madison, Wisconsin 205 accounts compromised
01/18/2008 Colorado State University
an educational institution in Fort Collins, Colorado 300 accounts compromised
01/22/2008 Target National Bank
a Financial or Insurance Services firm in Sioux Falls, South Dakota 40 accounts compromised
01/25/2008 Penn State University
an educational institution in University Park, Pennsylvania 677 accounts compromised
01/25/2008 NSK Americas, Inc.
a retail business in Ann Arbor, Michigan 2,000 accounts compromised
01/25/2008 Citibank
a Financial or Insurance Services firm in San Antonio, Texas 1,279 accounts compromised
01/25/2008 Murray State University
an educational institution in Murray, Kentucky 260 accounts compromised
01/25/2008 Philips Electronics
a retail business in Somerset, New Jersey 91 accounts compromised
01/29/2008 Wendy’s International Inc., Mercer Outsourcing (Life Choices Service Center)
a retail business in Dublin, Ohio 1,006 accounts compromised
01/29/2008 Invitrogen
a business other than retail in Carlsbad, California 1,004 accounts compromised
01/29/2008 TransUnion, Intelenet Global Services,
a Financial or Insurance Services firm in Chester, Pennsylvania 400 accounts compromised
01/29/2008 Wake County (NC) Emergency Medical Services
a healthcare provider or servicer in Raleigh, North Carolina 4,733 accounts compromised
01/30/2008 University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
an educational institution in Dartmouth, Massachusetts 32 accounts compromised
01/30/2008 Tuolumne General Medical, PHNS
Now part of ConJoin Group
a healthcare provider or servicer in Cerritos, California 798 accounts compromised
01/31/2008 Department of Health and Environmental Control
For Spartanburg, Cherokee, Union, Greenville and Pickens counties
State Government in South Carolina 400 accounts compromised
01/31/2008 University of Minnesota Reproductive Medicine Center
a healthcare provider or servicer in Minneapolis, Minnesota 3,100 accounts compromised
02/01/2008 Marine Corps Bases Japan
Military in Washington, DC & Japan 4,000 accounts compromised
02/02/2008 Diocese of Providence
a Non-Governmental Organization (includes non-profits) in Providence, Rhode Island 5,000 accounts compromised
02/04/2008 Bellin Health
a healthcare provider or servicer in Greenbay, Wisconsin 650 accounts compromised
02/07/2008 Memorial Hospital
a healthcare provider or servicer in South Bend, Indiana 4,300 accounts compromised
02/11/2008 Jefferson County Public Schools
an educational institution in Arvada, Colorado 2,900 accounts compromised
02/12/2008 Modesto City Schools
an educational institution in Modesto, California 3,500 accounts compromised
02/13/2008 Middle Tennessee State University
an educational institution in Murfreesboro, Tennessee 1,500 accounts compromised
02/15/2008 Crosslines Ministries of Carthage
a Non-Governmental Organization (includes non-profits) in Carthage, Missouri 2,000 accounts compromised
02/16/2008 Texas A&M University
an educational institution in College Station, Texas 3,000 accounts compromised
02/25/2008 Mecklenburg County
County Government in Charlotte, North Carolina 400 accounts compromised
02/29/2008 Wellesley Health Department
City Government in Wellesley, Massachusetts 480 accounts compromised
03/03/2008 DaVita Inc.
a healthcare provider or servicer in Denver, Colorado 8,800 accounts compromised
03/05/2008 Nevada Department of Public Safety
Government in Carson City, Nevada 109 accounts compromised
03/08/2008 MTV Networks
a business other than retail in Los Angeles, California 5,000 accounts compromised
03/10/2008 Central Florida Regional Hospital
a healthcare provider or servicer in Sanford, Florida 28 accounts compromised
03/12/2008 Harvard University
an educational institution in Cambridge, Massachusetts 6,600 accounts compromised
03/13/2008 University Health Care
a healthcare provider or servicer in Salt Lake City, Utah 4,800 accounts compromised
03/15/2008 Utah Division of Finance
State Government in Salt Lake City, Utah 500 accounts compromised
03/17/2008 Binghamton University
an educational institution in Binghamton, New York 300 accounts compromised
03/19/2008 UCLA Medical Center
a healthcare provider or servicer in Los Angeles, California 900 accounts compromised
03/21/2008 Rhode Island Department of Administration
State Government in Cranston, Rhode Island 1,400 accounts compromised
03/22/2008 Western Carolina University
an educational institution in Cullowhee, North Carolina 555 accounts compromised
03/24/2008 National Institutes of Health
Federal Government n Bethesda, Maryland 4,359 accounts compromised
03/26/2008 Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital
a healthcare provider or servicer in Whittier, California 5,000 accounts compromised
03/28/2008 Museum of Science, Boston
a Non-Governmental Organization (includes non-profits) in Boston, Massachusetts 140 accounts compromised
03/29/2008 San Quentin State Prison
State Government in San Quentin, California 3,500 accounts compromised
04/04/2008 University of California, Irvine
an educational institution in Irvine, California 7,000 accounts compromised
04/07/2008 Pfizer Inc
a business other than retail in New York, New York 800 accounts compromised
04/07/2008 Army Acquisition Support Center
Military in Ft. Belvoir, Virginia 24 accounts compromised
04/09/2008 Norfolk’s Community Services Board
a Non-Governmental Organization (includes non-profits) in Norfolk, Virginia 30 accounts compromised
04/12/2008 West Seneca School District
an educational institution in West Seneca, New York 1,800 accounts compromised
04/13/2008 University of Toledo
an educational institution in Toledo, Ohio 6,488 accounts compromised
04/14/2008 Stokes County High Schools
an educational institution in Danbury, North Carolina 800 accounts compromised
04/16/2008 University of Virginia
an educational institution in Charlottesville, Virginia 7,000 accounts compromised
04/21/2008 Brunswick Corp.
a business other than retail in Lake Forest, Illinois 700 accounts compromised
04/22/2008 Central New England HealthAlliance
a healthcare provider or servicer in Leominster, Massachusetts 384 accounts compromised
04/23/2008 University of Texas Health Science Center
a healthcare provider or servicer in Tyler, Texas 2,000 accounts compromised
04/24/2008 Collections Lawyers Pellegrino & Feldstein
a business other than retail in Denville, New Jersey 530 accounts compromised
04/25/2008 Baltimore Highway Administration
City Government in Baltimore, Maryland 1,800 accounts compromised
04/28/2008 Hough, MacAdam & Wartnik
a business other than retail in North Bend, Oregon 500 accounts compromised
05/01/2008 Lunardi’s Supermarket
a retail business in Los Gatos, California 250 accounts compromised
05/05/2008 Target America Inc., University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)
a healthcare provider or servicer in San Francisco, California 6,313 accounts compromised
05/05/2008 Iredell County Tax Administration
County Government in Statesville, North Carolina 486 accounts compromised
05/06/2008 International Visa Service
a business other than retail in Atlanta, Georgia 1,000 accounts compromised
05/06/2008 Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute
an educational institution in Wooster, Ohio 192 accounts compromised
05/07/2008 SAIC
a business other than retail in Maryland 4,690 accounts compromised
05/08/2008 Las Cruces Public Schools
an educational institution in Las Cruces, New Mexico 1,800 accounts compromised
05/08/2008 Dominican University
an educational institution in River Forest, Illinois 5,000 accounts compromised
05/09/2008 Princeton University Tower Club
an educational institution in Princeton, New Jersey 103 accounts compromised
05/16/2008 Spring Independent School District (Spring, TX)
an educational institution in Spring, Texas 8,000 accounts compromised
05/17/2008 University of Louisville
an educational institution in Louisville, Kentucky 20 accounts compromised
05/20/2008 University of Florida College of Medicine
a healthcare provider or servicer in Jacksonville, Florida 1,900 accounts compromised
05/20/2008 New York University
an educational institution in New York, New York 273 accounts compromised
05/21/2008 Oklahoma Corporation Commission
State Government in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 5,000 accounts compromised
05/22/2008 HealthSpring Inc.
a healthcare provider or servicer in Franklin, Tennessee 9,000 accounts compromised
05/28/2008 University of California, San Francisco
an educational institution in San Francisco, California 3,569 accounts compromised
05/30/2008 Circuit Court of Louisville
City Government in Louisville, Kentucky 312 accounts compromised
06/02/2008 Walter Reed Army Medical Center
a healthcare provider or servicer in Washington, District Of Columbia 1,000 accounts compromised
06/02/2008 Connecticut Department of Labor
State Government in Wethersfield, Connecticut 2,100 accounts compromised
06/04/2008 Oregon State University
an educational institution in Corvallis, Oregon 4,700 accounts compromised
06/07/2008 Southington Water Department
City Government in Southington, Connecticut 26 accounts compromised
06/07/2008 East Tennessee State University
an educational institution in Johnson City, Tennessee 6,200 accounts compromised
06/09/2008 University of South Carolina
an educational institution in Columbia, South Carolina 7,000 accounts compromised
06/11/2008 Dickson County Board of Education
an educational institution in Dickson, Tennessee 850 accounts compromised
06/12/2008 Columbia University
an educational institution in New York, New York 5,000 accounts compromised
06/24/2008 Southeast Missouri State University
an educational institution in Cape Girardeau, Missouri 800 accounts compromised
06/26/2008 IGN Entertainment
a retail business in Brisbane, California 119 accounts compromised
06/26/2008 Texas Department of Public Safety
State Government in Austin, Texas 826 accounts compromised
07/02/2008 Baptist Health
a healthcare provider or servicer in Little Rock, Arkansas 1,800 accounts compromised
07/02/2008 University of Nebraska, Kearney
an educational institution in Kearney, Nebraska 2,035 accounts compromised
07/04/2008 US Army
Military in Fort Lewis, Washington 800 accounts compromised
07/04/2008 Clark County Nevada District Court
County Government in Las Vegas, Nevada 380 accounts compromised
07/09/2008 Wagner Resource Group
a Financial or Insurance Services firm in McLean, Virginia 2,000 accounts compromised
07/10/2008 Williamson County (TN) Schools
an educational institution in Franklin, Tennessee 5,100 accounts compromised
07/14/2008 Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
City Government in Washington, DC 4,700 accounts compromised
07/15/2008 University of Texas, Austin
an educational institution in Austin, Texas 2,500 accounts compromised
07/15/2008 Missouri National Guard
Military in Jefferson City, Missouri 2,000 accounts compromised
07/16/2008 Indiana State University
an educational institution in Terre Haute, Indiana 2,500 accounts compromised
07/17/2008 Department of Consumer Affairs
State Government in Sacramento, California 5,000 accounts compromised
07/19/2008 Minneapolis Veterans Home
Minneapolis, Minnesota 336 accounts compromised
07/21/2008 Hawaii State Department of Public Safety
State Government in Honolulu, Hawaii 4,200 accounts compromised
07/24/2008 Hillsborough Community College
an educational institution in Tampa, Florida 2,000 accounts compromised
07/24/2008 University of Houston
an educational institution in Houston, Texas 259 accounts compromised
07/25/2008 Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine
an educational institution in Columbus, Ohio 492 accounts compromised
07/26/2008 Connecticut College, Wesleyan University, Trinity College
an educational institution in Middletown, Connecticut 2,815 accounts compromised
07/31/2008 University of Texas, Dallas
an educational institution in Dallas, Texas 9,100 accounts compromised
07/31/2008 City of Yuma
City Government in Yuma, Arizona 300 accounts compromised
08/01/2008 Delphi Automotive
Working for the Ohio Department of Job & Family Services
a business other than retail in Columbus, Ohio 2,600 accounts compromised
08/07/2008 Harris County Hospital
a healthcare provider or servicer in Houston, Texas 1,200 accounts compromised
08/12/2008 Wells Fargo
a Financial or Insurance Services firm in Minneapolis, Minnesota 5,000 accounts compromised
08/13/2008 Charter Communications
a business other than retail in Greenville, South Carolina 9,000 accounts compromised
08/14/2008 Wuesthoff Medical Center
a healthcare provider or servicer in Rockledge, Florida 500 accounts compromised
08/18/2008 Keller High School
an educational institution in Keller, Texas 45 accounts compromised
08/26/2008 Prince William County Public Schools
an educational institution in Manassas, Virginia 2,600 accounts compromised
08/26/2008 Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare
State Government in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 2,845 accounts compromised
08/27/2008 Kansas State University
an educational institution in Manhattan, Kansas 86 accounts compromised
08/28/2008 Reynoldsburg Ohio City School District
an educational institution in Reynoldsburg, Ohio 4,259 accounts compromised
08/28/2008 The Washington Trust Co.
a Financial or Insurance Services firm in Westerly, Rhode Island 1,000 accounts compromised
09/02/2008 Clarkson University
an educational institution in Potsdam, New York 245 accounts compromised
09/05/2008 East Burke High School
an educational institution in Morganton, North Carolina 163 accounts compromised
09/11/2008 Marshall University
an educational institution in Charleston, West Virginia 198 accounts compromised
09/11/2008 University of Iowa College of Engineering
an educational institution in Iowa City, Iowa 500 accounts compromised
09/12/2008 Tennessee State University
an educational institution in Nashville, Tennessee 9,000 accounts compromised
09/13/2008 State Farm Insurance
a business other than retail in Surprise, Arizona 137 accounts compromised
09/19/2008 Texas A&M University
an educational institution in College Station, Texas 31 accounts compromised
09/22/2008 Sonoma State University
an educational institution in Sonoma, California 600 accounts compromised
09/26/2008 Fort Wayne Community Schools
an educational institution in Fort Wayne, Indiana 3,348 accounts compromised
09/30/2008 Blue Cross & Blue Shield
a healthcare provider or servicer in Baton Rouge, Louisiana 1,700 accounts compromised
09/30/2008 DASNY
Dormitory Authority of the State of New York
State Government in New York City, New York 3,600 accounts compromised
10/07/2008 West Virginia Department of Administration
State Government in Charleston, West Virginia 535 accounts compromised
10/13/2008 Southwest Mississippi Community College
an educational institution in Summitt, Mississippi 1,000 accounts compromised
10/15/2008 City of Indianapolis
City Government in Indianapolis, Indiana 3,300 accounts compromised
10/18/2008 City of Goodyear
City Government in Goodyear, Arizona 570 accounts compromised
10/19/2008 Mary Washington Hospital
a healthcare provider or servicer in Fredericksburg, Virginia 803 accounts compromised
10/22/2008 KRM Management
a business other than retail in Fresno, California 5,700 accounts compromised
10/24/2008 Shenendehowa Transportation Employees
an educational institution in Shenendehowa, New York 250 accounts compromised
10/31/2008 U.S. State Department
Federal Government in Washington, DC 383 accounts compromised
11/01/2008 Veterans Affairs Medical Center
a healthcare provider or servicer in Portland, Oregon 1,600 accounts compromised
11/01/2008 Seattle School District
an educational institution in Seattle, Washington 5,000 accounts compromised
11/03/2008 Genesee Intermediate School District
an educational institution in Mundy Township, Michigan 6,000 accounts compromised
11/09/2008 Texas A&M University
an educational institution in Corpus Christi, Texas 1,430 accounts compromised
11/11/2008 Sinclair Community College
an educational institution in Dayton, Ohio 1,000 accounts compromised
11/20/2008 Law office of former Texas attorney
a business other than retail in Rio Grande Valley, Texas 627 accounts compromised
11/21/2008 B.J. Accessories and Tax Preparation
a business other than retail in New Bern, North Carolina 70 accounts compromised
11/21/2008 Jackson-Madison County School System
an educational institution in Jackson, Tennessee 200 accounts compromised
11/22/2008 Maryland Department of the Environment
State Government in Baltimore, Maryland 1,367 accounts compromised
11/25/2008 Weber State University
an educational institution in Ogden, Utah 70 accounts compromised
12/02/2008 US Army
Federal Government in Washington, DC 6,000 accounts compromised
12/05/2008 Cal Poly Pomona
an educational institution in Pomona, California 675 accounts compromised
12/11/2008 Hewlett-Packard, Symantec
a retail business in Houston, Texas 1,000 accounts compromised
12/12/2008 Oregon Health and Science University
an educational institution in Portland, Oregon 890 accounts compromised
12/15/2008 Louisiana Department of Revenue
State Government in Baton Rouge, Louisiana 299 accounts compromised
12/17/2008 New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services
State Government in Concord, New Hampshire 9,300 accounts compromised
12/19/2008 Austin Peay State University
an educational institution in Clarksville, Tennessee 750 accounts compromised
12/21/2008 Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles
State Government in Wethersfield, Connecticut 155 accounts compromised
12/22/2008 University of North Carolina
UofNC-School of the Arts, an educational institution in Winston-Salem, North Carolina 2,700 accounts compromised
12/23/2008 Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
a healthcare provider or servicer in Los Angeles, California 1,000 accounts compromised
12/23/2008 Ohio University-Chillicothe
an educational institution in Chillicothe, Ohio 38 accounts compromised
12/31/2008 New Hampshire’s Lakes Region General Hospital
a healthcare provider or servicer in Laconia, New Hampshire 1,500 accounts compromised
In addition to sources cited above the Chronology of Data Base Breaches maintained by the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse was used. Their website is a valuable resource for those seeking information on basic privacy, identity theft, medical privacy and much more. They are highly recommended.
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