List Toppers of Data Breaches 1
By Baselinemag | Posted 2008-02-06
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See the data behind the substantial rise in identity theft and data breaches from 2007—a record year.
| LIST TOPPERS The following are the lists of the top data breaches of 2007 within each of the major verticals. |
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| Federal Government | ||||
| 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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| State Government | ||||
| 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) | ||
| Local/County Government | ||||
| 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 |
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| Yuba County (N.M.) Child Support Services | 70,000 | Stolen laptop(s) | ||
| Fulton County (Ga.) Voter Registration | 45,000 | Improperly discarded paper documents |
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| 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) | ||
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