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Date: Tue Dec 21 2010 - 00:15:07 CST

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Open Security Foundation - DataLossDB Weekly Summary
Week of Sunday, December 12, 2010

4 Incidents Added.

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DataLossDB News/Updates

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Incidents Added

Reported Date: 2010-12-15
Summary: 760,000 names, addresses, Social Security numbers and dates of birth for current and former students, faculty members, staff, applicants, consultants and contractors compromised
Organizations: Ohio State University
http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3287
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Reported Date: 2010-12-13
Summary: 2,284 patients' full name, date of birth, age, sex, hospital medical record number and physician's last name exposed due to lost memory card
Organizations: Mountain Vista Medical Center
http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3286
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Reported Date: 2010-12-12
Summary: Online database exposes drug informants personal details 200,000 names and Social Security numbers exposed
Organizations: Mesa County Sheriff's Office
http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3285
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Reported Date: 2010-12-12
Summary: Filing error exposes 20 patients medical details in another patients medical file
Organizations: Department of National Defence Canada, Canadian Forces Base Stadacona
http://datalossdb.org/incidents/3284
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Blotter Posts

Added: 2010-12-15
Title: ID Theft Alert After Private Data Missing From West Covina
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2010/12/15/id-theft-alert-after-private-data-missing-from-west-covina/
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Added: 2010-12-15
Title: Thieves Stealing Identities By 'Fishing' For Mail In Drop-off Boxes
http://abcnews.go.com/US/identity-theft-thieves-fishing-mail-post-office-drop/story?id=12404690
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Added: 2010-12-15
Title: Data loss, ID theft top malpractice concerns
http://www.accountingtoday.com/ato_issues/24_13/data-loss-id-theft-top-malpractice-concerns-55791-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS
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Added: 2010-12-15
Title: McDonald's Customer Data Compromised through Contractor
http://feeds.pcworld.com/click.phdo?i=d059b82de4aa4e2cf547de52f9c9da5f
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