[Dataloss Weekly Summary] Week of Sunday, August 1, 2010

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Open Security Foundation - DataLossDB Weekly Summary
Week of Sunday, August  1, 2010

2 Incidents Added.

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Incidents Added


Reported Date: 2010-08-06
Summary: 25,000 patients information on four computers stolen containing Social Security numbers and birth dates
Organizations: Fort Worth Allergy and Asthma Associates
http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3043
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Reported Date: 2010-07-23
Summary: 21,000 patient names, birth dates, insurance information and social security numbers lost on stolen laptop
Organizations: Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals
http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3042
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Blotter Posts


Added: 2010-08-08
Title: Children are focus of new ID theft
http://feeds.boston.com/click.phdo?i=73083bdee96b8faaf915634cb5a05004
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Added: 2010-08-07
Title: Identity Theft: It's Not Just for Grownups
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Momlogic/~3/XqyelTyDvmA/identity_theft_its_not_just_for_grownups.php
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Added: 2010-08-07
Title: Deportation put off for woman in Tucson ID-theft case
http://azstarnet.com/news/local/border/article_2bc2d532-a196-11df-9f3b-001cc4c002e0.html
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Added: 2010-08-07
Title: Emirates Identity Card to be tied to residency
http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093359623
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Added: 2010-08-04
Title: Beware of online ID theft
http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/money_latest/~3/_XRvaxJUN7g/index.htm
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Added: 2010-08-04
Title: Huge loss of patient data at Jefferson
http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/healthcare/Huge_loss_of_patient_data_at_Jefferson.html
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Added: 2010-08-04
Title: Hotel guests still most at risk for identity theft
http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/hotelcheckincommunityfeed/~3/knPQ_TS6Yfk/1
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Added: 2010-08-04
Title: Identity fraud levels increase despite rise of awareness and increased education
http://www.scmagazineuk.com/identity-fraud-levels-increase-despite-rise-of-awareness-and-increased-education/article/175805/
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Added: 2010-08-04
Title: Charge: Fast-food worker stole 130+ identities in id theft ring
http://www.seattlepi.com/local/424114_fastfood28.html?source=rss
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