http://www.privacyrights.org/ar/ChronDataBreaches.htmTOTAL number of records containing sensitive personal information involved in security breaches:
93,757,645
From this date:
Feb. 15, 2005
ChoicePoint
(Alpharetta, GA)
Bogus accounts established by ID thieves. The initial number of affected records was estimated at 145,000 but was later revised to 163,000.
UPDATE (1/26/06): ChoicePoint settled with the Federal Trade Commission for $10 million in civil penalties and $5 million for consumer redress.
163,000
to the last one updated:
Oct. 6, 2006
Cleveland Air Route Traffic Control Center
(Oberlin, OH)
A computer hard drive missing from the Cleveland Air Route Traffic Control Center in Oberlin (OH) contains the names and SSNs of at least 400 air traffic controllers. At least 400
An astounding list of incidents at link above; credit unions, banks, schools and colleges, insurance companies, hospitals, government agencies, etc...
What's the US pop.?
Approx. - 299,934,600 as of 23:14 GMT (EST+5) Oct 08, 2006
http://www.census.gov/main/www/popclock.htmlThis is an average of one in three Americans with personal data "stolen" in about 1 1/2 years!.
I was one and no one notified me for about a month. Lucky so far, no repercussions. And after spending 9 years repairing excellent credit destroyed by an ex, I was so angry that no one bothered to inform me immediately. Slather-asses unite!
TIA lives.