City of Mobile (Alabama) Data Loss Incident

46,000 offenders' names, Social Security numbers, date of birth, addresses, and criminal offense acquired by hacker; 500 redacted entries dumped on the Interne. Source: DataLossDB

Most Small Healthcare Practices Hacked In The Past 12 Months

Ninety-one percent of small healthcare practices in North America say they have suffered a data breach in the past 12 months, new Ponemon report finds. Source: Dark Reading

Food and beverage industry has unsavory history of data breaches

The food and beverage industry is the top target for cybercriminals for the second year in a row, according to the 2012 Global Security Report by Trustwave SpiderLabs. Source: Infosecurity

Big Data Means Big Security Problems, Study Says

Large data stores often contain 'toxic' data that is sensitive to business, Forrester report says. Source: Dark Reading

New York State Electric & Gas Data Loss Incident

1.8 million customers Social Security numbers, dates of birth and, in some cases, financial institution account numbers compromise. Source: DataLossDB

Indiana University Data Loss Incident

650,000 names, email addresses, birth dates and nutritional data due to hacked database. Source; DataLossDB

Ernst & Young loses 401k information of bank employees

Ernst & Young, auditors of Regions Financial Corp., lost personal information on current and former Regions’ employees when a flash drive with the data sent in the mail was stolen. Source: Infosecurity (USA)

Number of patient record data breaches nearly doubled last year

The total number of patient records compromised in the US increased by 97% in 2011 compared with 2010, according to a report released this week by the Redspin consulting firm. Source: Infosecurity (USA)