LIST TOPPERS
The following are the lists of the top data breaches
of 2007 within each of the major verticals. |
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| Department of Veteran Affairs (Ala.) | 2,000,000 | Lost storage media |
| Department of Veteran Affairs (Calif.) | 1,800,000 | Internal data theft (digital) |
| U.S. Transportation Security Administration | 100,000 | Lost storage media |
| U.S. Department of Agriculture | 38,700 | Erroneous Web post |
| U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command | 16,000 | Stolen laptop(s) |
| Oak Ridge National Laboratory | 12,000 | External hacker breach |
| Roudebush VA Medical Center | 12,000 | Stolen computer(s) |
| U.S. Marines | 10,554 | Erroneous Web post |
| U.S. Air Force | 10,501 | Missing computer/laptop |
| U.S. Coast Guard | 6,200 | Improperly discarded
paper documents |
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Georgia Department of Health/
Affiliated
Computer | 2,900,000 | Lost storage media |
| Ohio State Employees | 635,000 | Lost storage media |
| Massachusetts Division of Professional Licensures | 450,000 | Unauthorized data disclosure |
California Public Employees
Retirement System | 445,000 | Unsecure data transfer |
| Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation | 300,000 | External hacker breach |
Texas Commission on Law
Enforcement Officers | 229,000 | Stolen computer(s) |
West Virginia Public Employees
Insurance Agency | 200,000 | Lost storage media |
| Iowa Department of Education | 160,000 | External hacker breach |
| Georgia Department of Human Resources | 140,000 | Print mailing/distribution error |
Connecticut Department of
Revenue Services | 107,600 | Stolen laptop(s) |
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| Chicago Board of Elections (Ill.) | 1,300,000 | Lost storage media |
| Davison County (Tenn.) Election Commission | 337,000 | Stolen computer(s) |
| New York City Financial Services Agency | 280,000 | Stolen laptop(s) |
| Los Angeles County Child Support Services | 243,000 | Missing computer/laptop |
| Fulton County (Ga.) | 75,000 | Improperly discarded
paper documents |
| Yuba County (N.M.) Child Support Services | 70,000 | Stolen laptop(s) |
| Fulton County (Ga.) Voter Registration | 45,000 | Improperly discarded
paper documents |
| Fresno County (Calif.) | 10,000 | Lost storage media |
| Baltimore County (Md.) Department of Health | 6,000 | Stolen laptop(s) |
| City of Columbus (Ohio) | 3,500 | Stolen computer(s) |
| Source: Identity Theft Resource Center |
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