Data Loss Source: Kaiser Permanente is notifying 29,500 of its Northern California employees that a security breach has led to the release of their personal information. In a confiscated computer, police found a file with Kaiser employee data.
Date of Breach: Feb. 10, 2009
Size of Loss : 30,000
Affected Individuals: Kaiser employees
Geographic Focus: U.S.
Data contained: The stolen information included names, addresses, dates of birth and Social Security numbers for Kaiser employees.
Additional Notes: A “handful” of employees have reported identity thefts as a result of the breach, Kaiser said.
Additional Information: San Jose Mercury News

Data Loss Source: A popular bulletin board software package has been taken offline following a security breach that gave an attacker full access to its database. The attacker gained access through an unpatched security bug in PHPlist, a third-party email application.
Date of Breach: Feb. 5, 2009
Size of Loss : 20,000
Affected Individuals: Users of software
Geographic Focus: U.S.
Data contained: Names, email, address, and hashed passwords.
Additional Notes: The hacker who broke in then posted the account info and passwords online for the world to see.
Additional Information: Yahoo! Tech

Data Loss Source: A dry cleaner skipped town, taking her clients’ clothes and credit card numbers with her. Police are searching for Ana Maria Calderon-Melendez, who operated a franchise of the Dry Cleaning Station. She is suspected of fraudulently making charges on customers’ credit cards.
Date of Breach: Feb. 3, 2009
Size of Loss : Unknown
Affected Individuals: Customers of the dry cleaning company
Geographic Focus: Mooresville, NC
Data contained: Names and credit card numbers
Additional Notes: Only three victims so far registered complaints about Calderon-Melendez but police suspect there are more out there.
Additional Information: Mooresville Tribune

Data Loss Source: The offices of a state contractor were burglarized and a computer was stolen.
Date of Breach: Feb. 3, 2009
Size of Loss : Unknown
Affected Individuals: Current and past parolees of the Georgia State Board of Pardons and Paroles
Geographic Focus: Atlanta, GA
Data contained: The information included names, dates of birth and Social Security numbers.
Additional Notes: The information was secured by multiple levels of passwords and there is no evidence that it has been accessed or compromised. Local authorities and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation are investigating.
Additional Information: Daily Citizen

Data Loss Source: Hundreds of confidential files were found in a filing cabinet purchased from the U.S. consulate in Jerusalem through a local auction.
Date of Breach: January 24, 2008
Size of Loss : Unknown
Affected Individuals: U.S. Marines and State Department employees stationed in Israel
Geographic Focus: Jerusalem
Data contained: Social Security numbers, bank account numbers and other sensitive U.S. government information.
Additional Notes: The consulate was unaware of the missing files until FOX News contacted U.S. officials. Initially they said that no filing cabinets were sold in the auction, but later they acknowledged the sale. The State Department has now launched an investigation.
Additional Information: FOX News