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04/23/09:
Oklahoma DHS Loses Data of 1M Oklahomans on Stolen Laptop
04/08/09:
Sensitive Information of 1,892 Hawaii License Holders on Stolen Computer
04/07/09:
Costs of Lost Computer Often More Numerous Than Expected
04/07/09:
"Appalling" Laptop Theft Numbers Heighten Risk to Personal Data
04/06/09:
Personal Profiles of 33,000 Children on Stolen Government Laptop
03/28/09:
Laptop Containing Personal Information Stolen from Pacific University
03/27/09:
Woman Loses Laptop, Other Valuables In Front of Home
03/26/09:
Laptop Stolen From Woman Watching Toddler In Airport
03/25/09:
Laptop Nabbed From Hotel Room In Opportunistic Theft
03/25/09:
Attacks on Mobile Devices Ranked Among Top 10 Security Threats for 2009
03/24/09:
Stolen University Laptop Contained Personal Info of 1,292
03/23/09:
Czech Tourists Robbed of Laptop
03/19/09:
Laptop Stolen Containing Info of Over 60,000 Ambulance Patients
12/11/08:
Laptop Stolen Containing Personal Information Of Over 7,000 Children
12/04/08:
Stolen Laptop Jeopardizes Student's Musical Career
12/03/08:
Stolen GISD Laptop Contains Fingerprints of 6,000 School Workers
12/02/08:
Sensitive Info of 6,000 Army Beneficiaries on Stolen Laptop
11/28/08:
Stolen Laptop Holds Data of 1,300 State Employees
11/28/08:
Study: 12,000 Laptops Lost Per Week in US Airports Alone
11/28/08:
7,800 Students' Personal Information Stolen With Laptop
11/26/08:
NHS Lost Patient Details 135 Times in Two Years
11/25/08:
Soldier's Laptop Stolen, Wants Pictures Back
11/25/08:
Former Senator Replaces Blind Woman's Stolen Laptop
11/24/08:
Stolen Laptop Puts 97,000 Starbucks Employees At Risk
11/21/08:
Two Laptops Stolen from Charlottesville; Contain Information on Every Voter in City
11/21/08:
Surgeon's Laptop with Life-Saving Research Stolen
11/20/08:
44 Laptops Stolen from Cars, Store Manager Accused of Selling Stolen Merchandise
11/10/08:
Man stole laptop computers at Target
11/08/08:
Older Bristol University Student's Laptop Stolen from Home
11/07/08:
Computer stolen to fund drug addiction
11/06/08:
Truck Driver Accused of Stealing Hundreds of Laptop Computers
11/05/08:
Laptop Stolen from North Carolina's Division of Aging and Adult Services Imperils More Than 85,000 Unique Data Records
11/04/08:
Baylor Health Care says laptop with patient data stolen
11/02/08:
Man charged in theft of laptops pleads guilty; accused of stealing 32 laptops from his employer
11/02/08:
Pig Latin, Deciphered, Leads to Discovery of Stolen Laptop
10/31/08:
Alabama High School Loses 18 Laptop Computers to Theft
10/30/08:
Construction Site Suffers Theft of Laptop Computer and Other Equipment
10/29/08:
Computers Stolen from University of Manchester
10/29/08:
Slew of Leased Laptop Computers, Intended for School Program, Stolen
10/23/08:
Identities of Fresno City Employees Compromised
10/23/08:
Devon loses confidential children's data
10/22/08:
Grieving Widower's Photos of Wife Stolen along with Laptop Computer
10/15/08:
Laptop with state workers' info stolen: Computer contains names, Social Security numbers
10/14/08:
Deloitte loses pension details of Vodafone, rail, police
10/14/08:
Thieves Target Hospital
10/11/08:
Intruder takes laptop and keys to access garage, vehicle
10/10/08:
Stolen laptop causes concern for UND Alumni Association
10/10/08:
Laptop Stolen from Deloitte Contained 100,000 Pensioners' Information
10/10/08:
Laptop, Cash Stolen in Mechanicsville
10/09/08:
Stolen Laptop Held Personal Data on Thousands of UND Alumni
10/09/08:
Laptop Computer Stolen from Dale Earnhardt Inc. Vehicle
10/09/08:
The Jamestown Press: Laptops Stolen from Island Homes
10/08/08:
California's Health Care Services Computer Lost
10/07/08:
Stolen laptop had state workers' information
10/06/08:
Laptop Computer Stolen from McCain Regional Campaign Headquarters in Kansas City
10/05/08:
IT Professional Job Cuts Affect Ireland National Security
10/04/08:
Author Loses Novel Saved on Laptop
10/03/08:
MI5 Anti-Terrorism Data Stored on Laptop Stolen
10/03/08:
HSE Unencrypted Laptop Stolen
10/03/08:
Disabled Boy's Laptops and Wii Stolen
10/02/08:
Causeway Citizens Advice Bureau Lost Laptop Computer
10/02/08:
More Than 60% of Corporate Data Stored on Laptops and PCs
10/02/08:
Overview of UK's Data Breaches in the Past Year
10/02/08:
Mandatory Reporting of Government/State Laptop Loss Maybe Become Law
10/02/08:
Overview of Data Lost in Irish Government this Year
10/02/08:
Music Computer Stolen, Important Works Lost
10/01/08:
Professor's University-Issued Laptop with Lectures and Class Materials Stolen
10/01/08:
Faculty Laptops and iPod Stolen at California State University, Fresno
09/29/08:
Man Loses All Photographs of Children Stored on His Laptop
09/29/08:
Children's Photos Stolen with Laptop
09/26/08:
Laptop Computer Stolen from Home Construction Site
09/25/08:
Two Laptops with Lecture Notes and Vacation Photographs Stolen
09/24/08:
All Family Photos Stored on Laptop Computer; Laptop Stolen
09/24/08:
Two Laptops Stolen from Calgary Political Office
09/23/08:
Bank Laptop with Mortgage Information Stolen
09/23/08:
Fourteen Laptops Stolen from Office Max
09/22/08:
Clerk Accused Of Faking Robbery To Cover Laptop Theft
09/21/08:
Teacher's Laptop Stolen -- No Student Information
09/19/08:
Five Laptops with Medical Information Stolen
09/19/08:
$3K In Sports Memorabilia Stolen From Local Cowboys’ Fan
09/19/08:
Luzerne County Community College Dean Accused of Theft
09/18/08:
Insolvency Service Laptop Theft
09/18/08:
Police Blotter Reports 3 Stolen Laptops of High Monetary Value
09/18/08:
Laptop Stolen from Hotel Room Desk Drawer
09/18/08:
418 ATF Laptops Reported Missing, Data Contained on Laptops Unknown
09/18/08:
Laptop Alarm to Protect Against Laptop Theft
09/17/08:
9,000 Man Hours and Antique Aircraft Blueprints Located on Laptop Stolen from Man's Home
09/17/08:
Stolen Laptop Contains Manuals and Instructions for Rare, 80-year-old plane Under Restoration
09/14/08:
Davie Business Victim of Theft, 9 Laptops Stolen
09/14/08:
Stolen Laptop Chronicles Woman's Photos and Journal Entries from Work with Orphans in Mozambique
09/13/08:
Google's Chrome Search Engine Logs Keystrokes, Risks Security of Users
09/12/08:
Intel Worker Charged with Theft of Sensitive Documents
09/11/08:
Members of Parliament Reject Free Offer of Laptop Locks
09/11/08:
Laptop Theft Gang Nabbed in Indian Airport
09/11/08:
Teacher Pleads Guilty in Laptop Theft; Continues to Teach
09/10/08:
Protecting Unstructured Data
09/10/08:
Laptop Stolen from Home of Health Service Executive's Office Contains Important Personal Information of Over 1000 People
09/10/08:
Laptop With Sensitive Information Stolen From U.Pitt. Business School
09/10/08:
St. Paul's Surgery Loses Data of Up to 15,000 Patients
09/10/08:
Laptop Containing SSNs Stolen from Countrywide Insurance Employee
09/07/08:
Patient's Data Left Unencrypted on Doctors' Thumb Drives
09/04/08:
10 Computers Containing Personal Info Of 100 Stolen From Schools
09/04/08:
HIV Center Loses Database of Patient Information
09/03/08:
Grandmother Loses Priceless Memories, Photographs With Laptop
09/03/08:
Parents Lose Laptop Containing Irreplaceable Pregnancy Records
08/31/08:
Laptop Stolen From NTID Containing Info Of 12,700
08/28/08:
Award-winning Scientist Loses Years of MS Research With Stolen Laptop
08/23/08:
Writer's Unfinished Novel On Stolen Laptop
08/21/08:
Newlyweds' Wedding Photos Stolen With Laptop
08/19/08:
4200 Students' Information On Technician's Stolen Laptop
08/14/08:
New Zealand Author Loses Five Years' Work With Stolen Laptop, Memory Stick
08/13/08:
Twelve Charter Laptops With Personal Info Of 9,000 Stolen
08/13/08:
Hospital Manager Loses Job Over Lost Laptop, Patient Files
08/11/08:
Personal Data Of 380,000 Welfare Recipients On Stolen Computer
08/08/08:
Bank Of America Laptop Stolen Containing Customer Data
08/08/08:
BBC Loses 250 Children's Data On Stolen Laptop
08/05/08:
Anheuser-Busch Laptop Theft Affects Over 140,000
08/05/08:
Laptop Containing Unencrypted Data On 33,000 Stolen From Airport
08/01/08:
Government Laptop Containing Staff's Sensitive Info Stolen
07/29/08:
Stolen Laptop Contained Busch Employees' Personal Info
07/25/08:
Woman's Laptop Stolen At Her Birthday Party
07/22/08:
Student Nurse Loses Three Years Of Work With Laptop
07/22/08:
Two Years Of Study Lost With Laptop
07/22/08:
658 Ministry of Defense Laptops Stolen Over Four Years
07/20/08:
Cleveland County Stolen Laptop Could Contain Patient Data
07/18/08:
Infirmary Laptop With Patient Files Stolen
07/16/08:
More Than 2500 Students' Info On Stolen ISU Laptop
07/16/08:
Laptop Stolen From Man At Food Outlet
07/16/08:
2,000 National Guard Members' Info Stolen With Laptop
07/14/08:
Hundreds Of Army Records On Stolen Fort Lewis Laptop
07/10/08:
Laptop Stolen Containing Over 100 Dental Patients' Info
07/04/08:
Personal Data Of Thousands Lost With Hospital Laptop
07/04/08:
Daily Mail Laptop Stolen Containing Financial & Personal Details Of Thousands
07/01/08:
Treasured Family Photos On Laptop Stolen In Burglary
07/01/08:
Over 10,000 Laptops Lost In Airports Each Week, 70% Never Reclaimed
06/30/08:
Hospital Manager Suspended Over Stolen Laptop Containing 21,000 Patients' Info
06/27/08:
Laptop Stolen From Veterinary Center
06/27/08:
MoD Laptop Theft Blamed On "Facebook Generation", Data Protection Urged
06/25/08:
Student Loses Laptop Containing 3 Years Of Work
06/25/08:
UK Government: Laptop Loss Given As Major Factor in 30 Data Breaches Since November 2007
06/24/08:
Stolen Computers Put 6,500 CNET Employees At Risk
06/20/08:
Three Laptops Stolen From Community Centre
06/18/08:
Over 30,000 NHS Records Lost With 7 Laptops
06/18/08:
Unencrypted Laptop Stolen From Communities Secretary
06/17/08:
Man's Laptop Stolen In Late Night Attack
06/16/08:
Thieves Steal Soldier's Laptop Containing Army Memories
06/13/08:
Avon & Somerset Police Chief's Laptop Stolen
06/09/08:
Laptop Stolen Containing AT&T Employees' Personal Data
06/07/08:
Stolen Laptop Contained As Many As 72,000 Stanford Employees' Info
06/05/08:
Stolen Laptop Contained 32,000 Farmers' Data
06/04/08:
Thieves Steal Grieving Mother's Baby Photos
06/03/08:
Laptops With Combined Value Of $14,500 Stolen From Business
06/02/08:
Laptop Stolen Containing Charity Fundraising Program
05/28/08:
5 Laptops Stolen From St. Paul Department of Safety
05/27/08:
Motorbike Used to Steal Woman's Laptop
05/26/08:
Laptop Among Items Stolen From Hotel Rooms
05/26/08:
Reporter Loses Laptop At Parliament House
05/24/08:
Missing Laptop Contains 6,000 HCCC Students' Personal Information
05/22/08:
HealthSpring Laptop Stolen Containing Personal Info Of 450
05/17/08:
Stolen Laptop Contains Photos Of Deceased Wife
05/16/08:
Mother's Day: Stolen Laptop Contained Precious Memories Of Deceased Mother
05/15/08:
Laptop Stolen Containing Info On Virginia School Employees
05/15/08:
Laptop Stolen Containing Treasured Family Photographs
05/15/08:
Ulster Bank Admits To 10 Laptop Losses In Past Two Years
05/14/08:
"Back to My Mac" Program Allows User to Open Photobooth and Capture Snapshots of the Thieves Responsible for the Loss of her Laptop
05/12/08:
Bank Of Ireland Investigates Stolen Laptop Containing Thousands Of Customers' Info
05/09/08:
Park National Vendor Loses Laptop With 2,000 Employees' Personal Info
05/08/08:
DJ Magda's Laptop Stolen From Club Booth
05/06/08:
Laptop Stolen In Broad Daylight Compromises Woman's Security
05/05/08:
Laptop Stolen At Gunpoint From UT Senior
05/05/08:
Stolen General Internal Medicine Laptop Exposes Nearly 12,000 Patients
05/02/08:
Nearly 150 Laptops For Poor Youths Stolen From Nonprofit
04/30/08:
Stolen Laptop Computer Causes Concern For Virginia Tech Students
04/28/08:
Stolen Laptop Contains Data Of 'Nearly 2000' St. John Fisher Students
04/27/08:
Laptop Stolen From Doctor's Office Contained Sensitive Data Of Patients
04/26/08:
Stolen Laptop Could Expose Former MCC Students
04/26/08:
Laptop Stolen From Doctor's Office Containing Sensitive Data of Patients
04/25/08:
FC Barcelona President's Laptop Stolen
04/24/08:
Pilot's Missing Laptop Creates Security Scare, Affecting 17 Airports
04/22/08:
Four Stolen Bank Of Ireland Computers Contained 10,000 Customers' Information
04/22/08:
Stolen Laptop Affects 403 USi Employees
04/19/08:
Elections Center Loses $120,000 Through Laptop Thefts
04/18/08:
Stolen Laptop Contained Data On 17,500 Buffalo State Students & Applicants
04/17/08:
Personal Data Of 3,502 University Of Connecticut Students On Stolen Laptop
04/17/08:
Personal Data Of 180 Epsom Hospital Patients On Stolen Laptop
04/17/08:
Potential Data Risk For 1,100 Northwest Students
04/16/08:
Mother's Stolen Laptop Contained Stillborn Baby's Photos
04/16/08:
Stolen UVa Laptop Contained Sensitive Data On 7,000
04/15/08:
Four Laptops Stolen From Elementary School
04/15/08:
Laptop Among Articles Stolen From Aspen Community Church
04/14/08:
Laptop Stolen From Midwife Containing 10 Years Of Medical Research
04/12/08:
Military Laptop Stolen At McDonald's
04/11/08:
Couple's House Ransacked, Laptop Stolen
04/04/08:
DJ Loses Seven Months Of Work With Laptop
04/04/08:
Laptop Stolen From Pfizer Puts 800 Employees At Risk
04/03/08:
Unencrypted Data Of Special Needs Children & Adults On Stolen Council Computers
04/03/08:
Congressman's Data On Stolen Laptop
03/31/08:
UK Government Laptop Losses: 600 And Counting
03/27/08:
Another UVM Laptop Theft Reported, Total of Nine Laptops Stolen
03/27/08:
Laptop With Student Information Stolen From Campus
03/26/08:
Eight Total Laptops Stolen From UVM Dorms
03/25/08:
Illinois Lawmaker's Laptop Stolen From Office
03/24/08:
Seven Years Of 2,500 Clinical Patients' Data Stolen With Laptop
03/22/08:
Stolen Laptop Contained Personal Data On 51,000
03/21/08:
Party Guest Uses Hospitality To Steal Host's Laptop
03/20/08:
Property Consultant Loses "Everything" With Stolen Laptop
03/19/08:
Malaysian Deputy Minister's Vehicle Broken Into, Laptop Stolen
03/17/08:
Laptop Theft Puts Nonprofit Association Into Heavy Bind
03/14/08:
University Health Care Laptop Theft Affects 4,800
03/10/08:
40,000 Blue-Cross Members' Identities At Risk Due To Laptop Theft
03/09/08:
Japan: 245 Total Computers Stolen From Universities Since 2006
03/06/08:
Laptop With 200 Children's Health Records Stolen
03/06/08:
Davita Laptop With Sensitive Information On Dialysis Patients Stolen
03/06/08:
Stolen Laptop Holds Details Of 238 Children
03/05/08:
Animal Shelter Raided, Laptop With Animal Records Stolen
03/03/08:
Mum's Laptop Stolen Containing Babies' Priceless Photos
03/03/08:
20,000 Kraft Foods Employees Notified After Laptop Theft
03/01/08:
'Forgotten' Password Leads To Stolen University Laptop
02/26/08:
Laptop Disappears With 25,000 SLCC Students' Data
02/26/08:
Lost Laptops & Other Mobile Devices Account For Most UK Data Leaks
02/22/08:
Thieves Rob Cancer Charity Of Laptop Containing Vital Information
02/22/08:
Theft Compromises California School District Employee Data
02/21/08:
Missing: Laptops Containing "Secrets" On Newly-Discovered Oil And Gas Fields
02/21/08:
Researchers Call Disk Encryption "Useless," Not Secure
02/21/08:
Laptop Stolen Holding data On 28,000 Children From 56 Schools
02/20/08:
Stolen Laptop Has Data On 171,000 Irish Donors
02/20/08:
Thief Enters School Office Through Open Window, Steals Laptop
02/19/08:
Lifeblood Faces Lawsuit Of Almost $2,000,000,000 Over Data Loss By Laptop Theft
02/18/08:
Stolen Laptop From SLCC May Have Contained Information
02/16/08:
Trainee Teacher Loses Three Years Of Irreplaceable Work With Laptop
02/15/08:
Best Buy Sued $54,000,000 Over Lost Laptop
02/15/08:
1,500 MTSU Student IDs At Risk Through Laptop Theft
02/15/08:
Computer Stolen From Los Angeles DWP With Info On 8,300
02/14/08:
Medical Laptop With Records Of 5,000 Stolen From Hospital
02/13/08:
Laptops Stolen Containing Info On 38 Teachers
02/13/08:
Two Laptop Computers Missing From Lifeblood Office, 320,000 Affected
02/12/08:
Soldier Leaves Laptop With Military Information on 200 In Pub
02/12/08:
SCDHEC Laptop Stolen With 400 Regional Employees
02/12/08:
3,500 Modesto City School Employees' Info Stolen With Computer
02/09/08:
Laptop Stolen From Hospital's Restricted Area
02/09/08:
Laptop Stolen With Five Years Of Notes And Masters Dissertation
02/08/08:
Convicted Criminals' Details On Laptop Stolen From Court
02/08/08:
Laptop Containing Irreplaceable Research Stolen From Tourists
02/08/08:
Stolen Laptop Computer May Contain Data Relating To 23 KSU Students
02/07/08:
UK: Laptop Stolen From City Courts
02/07/08:
Memorial Hospital Loses Laptop With Sensitive Data On 4,300
02/06/08:
Serviceman Loses Laptop Containing A Year's Worth Of Memories
02/05/08:
Controversial Audio Recording Of DA Leader Stolen With Laptop
02/01/08:
Four Stolen Diocese Computers Put 5,000 Potentially At Risk
02/01/08:
Personal Data Of 4,000 Potentially Compromised
01/31/08:
India: Theft Targets Computers; At Least 120 Laptops Stolen In Last Month
01/31/08:
Stolen Laptop Puts IDs Of 6,600 CalWorks Clients At Risk
01/31/08:
Laptop Stolen From Memorial Professor's Home, 150 Potentially Affected
01/31/08:
DHEC Laptop Stolen Containing Sensitive Info on 400 Employees
01/30/08:
Stolen Blue Cross Laptop Puts 300,000 At Risk
01/30/08:
Laptop With Priceless Photos of 3-Month-Old In ICU Stolen From Mother
01/30/08:
441 Peace Officer Applicants' Psych Data Exposed Through Laptop Theft
01/30/08:
Georgetown U Computer Drive Containing Info On 38,000 Stolen
01/30/08:
T. Rowe Price Loses Names And Social Security Numbers Of 35,000 With Laptops
01/30/08:
Computer With Details On 200 Cancer Patients Stolen From Hospital
01/29/08:
Frightened Victim Says Home Was Ransacked, Laptop Stolen
01/29/08:
County EMS Loses Unencrypted Laptop Computer Containing 850 Patients' Info
01/29/08:
Rock Artist Loses Laptop With Other Equipment
01/27/08:
Penn-State Laptop Stolen Containing 677 Students' Sensitive Data
01/25/08:
M&S Facing Possible Prosecution Over Data Loss In April '07 Laptop Theft
01/24/08:
Stolen Computer Compromises Data of 30,000 Fallon Patients
01/23/08:
UK: Ministry Of Defense Laptop Thefts Could Raise Terror Threat
01/22/08:
Police Say Unprotected Victims of Laptop Theft Have 1 in 65 Chance of Laptop Recovery
01/22/08:
Office Laptop Removal Ban Follows Thefts
01/22/08:
British Army Admits To Losing Laptop Containing Personal Data On 500
01/21/08:
Royal Navy Officer Faces Court Martial After Theft of Laptop
01/21/08:
Laptop Stolen Containing Confidential Info On Terrorist Murder Inquiry
01/21/08:
Distraught College Student Loses All Her Work With Laptop
01/20/08:
Muslim Troops At Risk After Laptop Theft
01/19/08:
UK: Laptop Containing Personal Data On 600,000 Stolen From Navy Officer
01/17/08:
Marine's Laptop With Photos of Deceased Father Stolen Prior to Deployment
01/16/08:
Buescher Loses Second State-Issued Laptop To Thieves
01/16/08:
Nine Stolen UK Council Laptops Put 256 Children At Risk
01/15/08:
Another Laptop Stolen From Metro Government
01/14/08:
Nashville Laptop Theft Estimated To Cost $1,000,000
01/12/08:
Haz-Mat Laptop With 1,000 Employees' Phone Numbers Stolen From Truck
01/12/08:
Pizza Delivery Man Steals Laptop From Customer
01/11/08:
Celebrity's Private Photo-filled Laptop Stolen
01/09/08:
Swedish Crime Novelist's Manuscript Lost With Stolen Laptop
01/09/08:
Mother Devastated By Theft of Dead Son's Laptop
01/08/08:
House Burgled, Laptop Stolen Over Christmas Break
01/06/08:
Stolen Cambria Laptop Contains 20,000 Senior Citizens' Info
01/05/08:
Metro Security Contractor Charged $100,000 Over Damages Incurred By Stolen Laptops
01/05/08:
5,000 Health Net Employees Affected By Stolen Laptop
01/04/08:
Stolen Laptop Puts 1,200 Day-care Workers At Risk
01/03/08:
Personal Data At Risk After Utah Insurance Auditor's Laptop Stolen
01/03/08:
American Heart Association Laptop Stolen
01/03/08:
UK Officials Consider Data Loss A Crime
01/03/08:
Elementary School Vandalized, Computer Containing Teachers' and Students' Sensitive Data Stolen
01/02/08:
Nashville Commission Office Laptops Remain Missing, Voters Remain At Risk
01/02/08:
Wendy's Employee Loses Laptop Containing 1,092 Employees' Info
01/02/08:
Missing Laptop Contains Info On 10,500 Airmen
12/31/07:
2007: Record Number of Data Breaches Reported
12/31/07:
Nashville: Stolen Laptop With 337,000 Voters' Sensitive Info Reported Unsecured
12/28/07:
ALL Nashville Voters At Risk After Theft Of Election Commission Office Laptops
12/28/07:
Minnesota State Commerce Dept. Loses Laptop, 219 Individuals Exposed
12/26/07:
Artist's Laptop Containing Years of Work Stolen From Church
12/24/07:
Massive Outbreak Of Data Loss In UK Pushing Nation To "Tipping Point", Privacy Tsar Reports
12/23/07:
UK Data Loss Saga Continues: Millions Of Health Records Reported Missing
12/21/07:
150,000 Exam Papers Recalled After Laptop Theft
12/21/07:
Laptop Theft Leaves 14,000 Open To Identity Fraud
12/20/07:
IKON Loses Confidential Information With Un-encrypted Stolen Laptop
12/20/07:
Laptop Containing Personal Info Of 155 Stolen From DMV Vehicle
12/20/07:
Sensitive Data Of NY Dormitory Authority Employees Lost In Transit
12/19/07:
Laptop Computer With Files Relating To Multi-Billion-Dollar Case Taken From Quito Law Office
12/18/07:
NU Fined Record Of 1,200,000 Pounds For Security Lapses
12/18/07:
UK Civil Servants Face Prison For Mishandling Data
12/18/07:
HMRC Loses Data On 6,500 More Citizens
12/18/07:
US Government Fines University of California $2,800,000 for 2006 Lab Security Breach
12/17/07:
West Penn Hospital Laptop Stolen, Home Care And Hospice Patients At Risk
12/17/07:
Nurse's Stolen Laptop Puts 42,000 West Penn Patients At Risk
12/17/07:
UK Government Admits To Data Loss Of 3,000,000 More People
12/17/07:
UK: Stolen Laptop Contains Details For Parliament's New Security System
12/15/07:
Disabled Boy Distressed By Theft Of Personal Laptop
12/15/07:
Liverpool Student Loses All Her Work With Laptop
12/14/07:
Laptop Stolen From Doctors' Surgery; Up To 3,000 Patients At Risk
12/14/07:
Deloitte Partner Laptop Containing Sensitive Information Stolen From Contractor
12/14/07:
Laptop Containing Medical Records Stolen From Wales Medical Facility
12/12/07:
Sensitive Information of 16,000 Children Lost In Data Blunder
12/11/07:
YWCA Retirement Fund Participants Exposed Through Stolen Computer
12/11/07:
Number Of 2007 Data Theft Reaches 162,000,000, More Than Triple Last Year's Totals
12/10/07:
India High Commissioner's Laptop Stolen from Pakistan Residence
12/10/07:
Sutter Lakeside Hospital: Stolen Laptop Exposes 45,000
12/07/07:
Citizens Advice Loses Personal Details of 60,000 People With Laptop
12/06/07:
268,000 Blood Donors' Personal Info Stolen With Laptop
12/05/07:
European Commission Makes Data Security Top Priority
12/05/07:
Forrester Laptop Containing Personnel Data Stolen
12/04/07:
Ministers Admit Hundreds of UK Government Computers Have Been Stolen in Recent Years
12/04/07:
Three Computers Stolen from Democratic Presidential Candidate's Campaign Office
12/03/07:
Woman's Laptop Containing Irreplaceable Photos Stolen Weeks After Fiancee's Death
12/03/07:
Children Devastated Over Theft of 16 Laptops from UK Primary School
12/03/07:
Lost Laptops Among Most Common Sources For Info Leaks
12/01/07:
Seven Laptops Containing Sensitive Data Stolen from Manitoba Justice
12/01/07:
Springfield Community Blood Center: 600 Employees Affected by Laptop Theft
12/01/07:
Stolen Data Exposes 150,000 Massachusetts Seniors
11/30/07:
Identity Theft Expert Speaks on Potential Legal Costs of Laptop Theft and Recommends MyLaptopGPS
11/30/07:
Police Say Laptop Theft Takes Seconds, Urge Public to Protect Laptops
11/28/07:
FBI Offers Up to $10,000 Reward for Information on VA Computer Theft
11/28/07:
Study Shows Data Breaches Cost Companies Almost $200 Per Compromised Customer
11/28/07:
Study Shows Nearly Half of Security Breaches in 2007 Occurred Through Lost Laptops
11/27/07:
Homeland Security Agent's Laptop Stolen From Car
11/27/07:
Laptop Stolen From House While Family Celebrates Thanksgiving
11/27/07:
UK Council Member Becomes Victim of Fraud Following Theft of Council Laptop
11/26/07:
Kankakee County Laptop Stolen From Parked Car
11/25/07:
Hundreds of Scottish NHS Workers Open to ID Theft and Fraud Due to Data Loss
11/23/07:
HMRC Data Breach Affects 25 Million
11/23/07:
11 UK Families Hit in Laptop Con Trick
11/23/07:
UK Data Breach Could Cost $500 Million
11/20/07:
Laptop Stolen Containing 1,600 Brokers' Information
11/17/07:
Auditing Firm Laptop Theft Puts Ten Ohio Businesses' Employees at Risk
11/16/07:
Canadian Federal Government Laptop Stolen; 1,600 At Risk
11/16/07:
Veterans Can Sue VA Over Stolen Laptop
11/15/07:
Eleven Laptops Containing Sensitive Information of 12,700 Individuals Stolen from Japanese Embassy
11/15/07:
Preacher's Laptop Stolen While Closing His Eyes to Pray
11/15/07:
Lose an Unencrypted Laptop and 'Face Criminal Charges' in the UK
11/15/07:
UK Doctors May Be Prosecuted For Stolen Laptops Containing Patient Information
11/14/07:
Laptop Stolen from Ambulance; 28,000 EMS Patients at Risk
11/14/07:
Canadian Commissioner Reports Privacy Breaches Reaching Epidemic Proportions
11/13/07:
Mother of Six Loses Priceless Photos of Children Due to Laptop Theft
11/06/07:
Butte Community Bank Laptop Containing Customers' Personal Information Stolen
11/02/07:
Doctorate Student's Laptop Stolen, Thesis Work Lost
11/01/07:
20,000 CUNY Students Exposed To Identity Theft Because Of Stolen Laptop
10/31/07:
Up To 18,000 Ferris State Students Affected By Laptop Theft
10/31/07:
Haverhill High School Teacher's Laptop Stolen
10/29/07:
USPS Stolen Laptop Contained Hawaiian Worker Information
10/29/07:
Laptop Thief Makes It Away With Over 130 Laptops
10/26/07:
Identity Theft Expert and Speaker on Personal Security Says Affordable and Simple Security Measures Make Consequences of Laptop Theft Unnecessary
10/22/07:
Scare For Scottish Investors Over Stolen Laptop
10/21/07:
HM Revenue Investors Angry Over Stolen Laptop
10/18/07:
Graduate Student Loses Everything On Stolen Laptop And Backup Drive
10/18/07:
Rotorua's Croucher Brewing Company Offers Reward For Return Of Laptop
10/17/07:
Administaff Alerts 159,000 Of Possible Security Breach With Laptop Theft
10/16/07:
Home Depot Laptop With 10,000 Employees' Personal Data Stolen
10/16/07:
Kiski School Laptop Stolen: Social Security Numbers Gone
10/12/07:
1400 Employees' Info Stolen On King's County Laptop
10/11/07:
Identity Theft Expert Recommends MyLaptopGPS
10/11/07:
University Student Loses Course Work Due To Laptop Theft
10/10/07:
400 Students At CMU Notified Of Stolen Social Security Numbers On Laptop
10/09/07:
Student Grade Information Stolen With Teaching Assistant's Laptop
10/08/07:
Professor's Stolen Laptop Held Unprotected Student Info
10/05/07:
HM Customs And Revenue Laptop Theft Sparks Identity Theft Panic
10/02/07:
Boston University Hockey Player Gets Laptop And iPod Stolen
09/29/07:
Stolen Laptop Exposes 800,000 GAP Job Applicants
09/28/07:
Francis Ford Coppola Loses Laptop To Theives
09/25/07:
Stolen Laptop Contained Info On 1,600 Businesses And 106,000 Individuals
09/25/07:
Utah DWS Reports 2000 Employee's Info Stolen
09/24/07:
Stolen State Laptop Held Taxpayer Gross Income Data
09/22/07:
Stolen Western Mifflin Laptop Contained Teacher, Bus Driver Info
09/21/07:
Council Members Outraged At Stolen Laptop
09/20/07:
Stolen Laptop Contains Information On 41 Department Of Children and Families Cases
09/20/07:
Keith Murray Offers $7,000 For Return Of Stolen Laptop Containing 10 Years Work
09/19/07:
Computer With Japanese Abductee Information Stolen
09/15/07:
Council Workers' Bank Info Stolen
09/14/07:
SAS Veteran's Laptop Stolen
09/12/07:
Doctor's Stolen Laptop Contained Patient Information
09/12/07:
Laptop Stolen from Printpack
09/10/07:
Laptop Heisted From Republican Presidential Contender Mitt Romney
09/10/07:
Postal Workers Notified Of Personal Information Stolen
09/08/07:
Technology White Paper: The Seven Layer Salad of Effective Laptop Security
09/08/07:
State Of Connecticut Loses More Than Two Dozen Laptops Since July 2006
09/07/07:
Several Laptops Stolen From West Craven High Technology College
09/07/07:
Stolen Patient Information From Health Care Services
09/07/07:
4,000 De Anza Students Vandalized By Laptop Theft
09/05/07:
Mother Offers $20,000 For Return Of Laptop With Family Photos
09/03/07:
Blind Woman's Unique Laptop Stolen
09/02/07:
Singer Daniel Bedingfield Loses New Album To Laptop Thieves
09/01/07:
John Hopkins Hospital Loses Personal Data Of Nearly 6,000 Patients
08/31/07:
State Of Maryland Laptop Contained Social Security Numbers Of More Than 10,000 Residents
08/30/07:
AT&T Laptop Theft Exposes Employees
08/28/07:
Stolen Laptop Contains Personal Data Of Thousands Of New York Retirees
08/27/07:
Southern Illinois University Carbondale Struck With Three Laptop Thefts In First Week
08/27/07:
Social Security Numbers Of Over 100,000 Connecticut Residents On Stolen Laptop
08/25/07:
Library Computers Stolen
08/24/07:
Six Months' Research GONE: Laptop Stolen
08/23/07:
Student Information Stolen With PC
08/22/07:
20 Laptops Stolen From Apple Store
08/18/07:
Stolen Laptop Held Student Data
08/14/07:
$12,000 In Laptops Stolen From Boys And Girls Club
08/14/07:
Stolen Laptops Allegedly Used For ID Fraud
08/13/07:
Identity Theft Expert Says Any Laptop Computer Theft Is Likely A Breach Of Data
08/13/07:
Pfizer Loses Personal Data....Again
08/09/07:
Computers Stolen From Scottish Executive Government Buildings
08/08/07:
Merrill Lynch Laptop Theft Exposes 33,000 Employees
08/07/07:
Laptop Thieves At ITWeb Conference!
08/06/07:
VeriSign Loses Laptop With Employee Info
08/04/07:
Man Charged With Theft Of Two School Laptops
08/03/07:
Thousands Of Ohio Patients Notified Of Identities Stolen On Laptop
08/02/07:
E.On Employees At Risk From Stolen Laptop
07/29/07:
Car Insurance Customers Notified Of Stolen Laptop
07/28/07:
Child Services Office Loses 70,000 Customers' Info On Stolen Laptop Computer
07/27/07:
City Of Redditch Misses Three Laptops In One Week
07/27/07:
Stolen Laptop Profiled 5,000 Student Loan Customers
07/26/07:
Aflac Admits Stolen Laptop Contained 152,000 Customer Profiles
07/25/07:
Man Sentenced For Theft Of Church Laptop
07/25/07:
Laptop Stolen From FBI Agent's Vehicle
07/24/07:
Senior Caretaker Faces Charges For Laptop Theft
07/23/07:
Identity Theft Expert Speaks On MyLaptopGPS
07/20/07:
Stolen Laptop Holds Information On Court Case
07/18/07:
Police Investigate Epidemic Of Company Laptop Thefts
07/17/07:
The Vulnerability Of Personal Data When Laptop Thieves Are Involved
07/15/07:
Stolen Laptops Are An Open Door To Identity Theft
07/13/07:
Laptop With Strategic Plans Stolen From Netherlands Police
07/12/07:
Identity Theft Expert Joins MyLaptopGPS In Challenging Others To Improve Laptop Security
07/12/07:
Ohio Victim Totals Top 859,000 Due To Laptop Theft
07/12/07:
Another Ohio Estimate: 1 MILLION Citizens Affected By Stolen Laptop
07/11/07:
Ohio: 786,000 Taxpayer Names, Social Security Numbers On Stolen Laptop/Tape
07/11/07:
University Laptop Stolen With Student Names, Grades, E-mail Addresses
07/10/07:
Laptop Stolen From Fiji Prime Minister's Office
07/10/07:
Five Essential Laptop Security Tips
07/07/07:
Paul Wenske Reports On Perils Of Laptop Theft
07/07/07:
Kansas City Star: Lax Laptop Security Is A Growing Privacy Concern
07/06/07:
Dozen Laptops Stolen From Baylor Hospital
07/05/07:
Audit: FEMA Laptops Lacking Proper Security Measures
07/03/07:
2.3 MILLION Records Containing Bank, Credit Card Information Stolen
07/02/07:
Laptops Lifted From Worcester School
06/29/07:
State Of Ohio Laptops Lost/Stolen Regularly
06/29/07:
California Highway Patrolman Victim Of Laptop Theft
06/27/07:
Identity Theft: Unsecured Laptops Contribute to Consumer Confidence-Sapping Data Breaches, Says Identity Theft Expert and Speaker on Personal Security
06/26/07:
Update: Stolen Laptop Judge/Attorney Apparently Commits Suicide
06/26/07:
Laptop Loss At Los Alamos Nuclear Weapons Plant
06/25/07:
Injured Workers' Information Stolen Via Laptop Theft
06/25/07:
Workers’ Comp Bureau Admits To Second Incident Of Stolen Employee Data
06/24/07:
Prince Charles' Bank Secrets Stolen With Laptop
06/24/07:
Texas Bank Notifies 4,000 Customers Of Personal Information Lost On Laptop
06/22/07:
Judge Larry Manzanares Faces Laptop Theft Charges
06/15/07:
Health Care Attorney: Doc's Stolen Laptop a Lesson in How Not to Store Patient Info
06/15/07:
Laptop Thieves Physically Assault Wireless Cafe Customer, Targeting Others
06/15/07:
Eden Project Embarrassed By Laptop Theft
06/14/07:
Prominent Judge and Former Denver City Attorney Facing Laptop Theft Charges
06/13/07:
Laptop Stolen From Children's Learning Center
06/13/07:
500 Employees Affected By Stolen Company Laptop
06/09/07:
School Loses $25,000 Worth Of Laptops 23 Days Into Summer Vacation
06/04/07:
Study Shows Continuing Gap in Data Security
05/31/07:
Soccer Coach Loses Cup Plans When Laptop Is Stolen From Car
05/26/07:
Register.com Customers' Credit Card Info Compromised
05/25/07:
Families Applying For Benefits Put At Risk When Laptop Is Stolen
05/25/07:
Laptop Missing From Governor's Campaign Staff
05/23/07:
"Laptop Theft Is a Real Problem" Remarks Security Software Developer
05/21/07:
Stolen Laptop Places 229,000 Lawmen In Danger
05/21/07:
London Metropolitan Police Reveal 15,000 Laptops Stolen In Their District
05/20/07:
NU Alumni Lose Social Security Numbers To Laptop Theft
05/17/07:
Texas Peace Officers Lose Personal Information To Laptop Theft
05/16/07:
Stolen Laptop Contained Memories Of A Mother's Recently Lost Teenage Son
05/10/07:
Laptop Contained Medical Information On Green Lane's Schoolchildren
05/08/07:
Laptop Theft Risks Identity Of Thousands Of Skagit County Residents
05/05/07:
Marks & Spencer Staff Notified About Company Laptop Theft
05/05/07:
D.C. Councilmember's Laptop Stolen At "Responsibility" Event
05/04/07:
TSA Loses Hard Drive With Personal Info
05/03/07:
Stolen LSU Laptop May Contain Personal Information On 750 Students
05/03/07:
9/11 Files Stolen With Medical Examiner Director's Laptop
05/03/07:
UK National Health Service Loses Laptop To Theft: 10,000 Workers Affected
05/02/07:
VSAC Laptop Theft Leaves Employees Vulnerable
04/30/07:
Stolen Caterpillar Laptop Contained Employees Personal Information
04/30/07:
MyLaptopGPS CTO Dan Yost's Article In Chicago Teacher's Union Member Publication: Identity Theft
04/28/07:
University Of New Mexico Says As Many As 3,000 Employees' Info May Have Been Stolen With Laptop
04/27/07:
Caterpillar's Employee Data Stolen With Laptop
04/25/07:
Stolen Laptop Puts 160,000 Neiman Marcus Employees At Risk
04/25/07:
UK News: 1 in Every 5 People Affected By Computer Theft
04/25/07:
Federal Task Force Pushes For Unified Identity Theft Laws
04/24/07:
Personal Information Of 6,000 Patients Stolen From Baltimore Health Facility
04/20/07:
Bank Accounts And Identities Of 60 Albertson's Employees Stolen
04/18/07:
Close Call When Thieves Make Away With Only Low-Key Laptops
04/18/07:
Two Ohio State University Laptops Stolen, 3,500 Student's Personal Information Compromised
04/17/07:
Social Security Numbers Stolen With Laptop In Los Angeles County
04/16/07:
Chicago Sun-Times Editorial: Chicago Teachers Union Outrage Justified, MyLaptopGPS CTO Dan Yost's Advice Correct
04/13/07:
FBI Gets Involved With ChildNet's Stolen Laptop
04/13/07:
SafeBoot Reports Most Employees Overly Lax When It Comes To Laptop Security
04/13/07:
Laptop Stolen From Bank Of America Contained Social Security Numbers And Employee Information
04/12/07:
2 Workers Fired Over ChildNet's Stolen Laptop
04/11/07:
Laptop With Information On 12,000 Foster Parents Stolen
04/09/07:
Outraged Chicago Teachers Union Consults MyLaptopGPS CTO Dan Yost On Laptop Security
04/07/07:
$10,000 Reward For Stolen Chicago School Laptops
04/07/07:
2 Chicago Laptops Contained Social Security Numbers And Personal Information Of About 40,000 Employees
04/05/07:
Hundreds of IRS Laptops Missing In Action
03/26/07:
Stolen Fort Monroe Laptop Contained As Many As 16,000 Employees' Social Security Numbers And Payroll Information
03/26/07:
Distressed Ph.D Student Begs Laptop Thieves To Give Back Thesis
03/23/07:
Stolen: 10 Year Old's Laptop Contained Last Photos Of Father
03/22/07:
Orlando Laptop Theft Spree: Businesses Citywide Reporting Laptop Thefts
03/19/07:
Hard Drive Stolen In Addition To Laptop, Millions of Veterans Compromised
03/17/07:
Springfield City Schools: Personal Information and Social Security Numbers Of 2,000 Workers Stolen
03/16/07:
Ph.D Student Loses Laptop With Irreplaceable Research and Memories
03/15/07:
Customized Laptop Stolen From Student With Disability
03/15/07:
Couple Loses Photos And Diary Of First Pregnancy Due To Laptop Theft
03/14/07:
Theft Of Three Hospital Laptops Leaves 1,900 Patients Vulnerable
03/14/07:
Over $4,000 Worth of Computers Stolen From Namibia Hospital
03/14/07:
Groupmate's Laptop Stolen
03/13/07:
Chapel Hill Police Report At Least 45 Laptops Stolen Since Jan. 1st
03/13/07:
TWO Laptops Stolen From Doctoral Candidate; Critical Dissertation Gone
03/12/07:
Thieves Use Stolen Laptop To Open Accounts, Billing Victim
03/10/07:
Teen Arrested Trying To Sell Teacher's Stolen Laptop
03/08/07:
Thieves Walk Out With $100,000 Worth Of Laptops
03/07/07:
Another Hospital Laptop Stolen; Information Of 2,900 Patients Exposed
03/07/07:
Outsourcer Pays Damages For Stolen Laptop
03/07/07:
Network World Urges IT Managers To Take Precautionary Measures
03/06/07:
Personal Security and Identity Theft Expert Repeats His Call for Security Technology Such as GPS Tracking to be Installed on Laptop Computers
03/06/07:
Billion Dollar Laptop Stolen?
03/05/07:
FBI Worries About Security Issues As More Laptops Get Stolen
03/02/07:
MyLaptopGPS Chief Technology Officer Dan Yost Addresses OCRA Regarding Laptop Data Security
03/02/07:
Stolen Laptops Contain Personal Information of 10,000 Hospital Patients
03/02/07:
Stolen Laptop From Metro State of Denver Contains Information Of 988 Students
03/01/07:
Elementary School Plumbing Subcontractor Pleads Guilty to Laptop Theft
03/01/07:
Former Boise State Football Player Steals Laptop From Football Office...Then Steals Another One When The First Is Stolen FROM HIM
03/01/07:
Subcontractor Pleads Guilty To Theft At School
03/01/07:
16,000 Council Staff Workers At Risk Because Of Stolen Laptop
02/27/07:
Personal Security and Identity Theft Expert Shares Six Tips to Help Citizens Avoid Tax Season-Related Identity Theft
02/27/07:
Corporate IT Managers Beefing Up Security on Laptops and Other Mobile Devices
02/23/07:
Personal Security and Identity Theft Expert Says Laptop Security Might Shield Businesses from Data Breach Litigation
02/23/07:
Stolen Laptop Found In Home Of Denver's City Attorney
02/22/07:
Massachusetts Bill Would Hold Commercial Entities Much More Liable For Data Breaches
02/21/07:
Search For Extra Terrestrial Life Yields Recovery Of Stolen Laptop
02/21/07:
Laptop Stolen, Client Data At Risk? 1 Million In Fines
02/17/07:
Deputy Arrested In Theft Of Laptop Computers
02/17/07:
Dialing 911 For Laptops: CIO's Must Develop Effective Policies
02/16/07:
Personal Security and Identity Theft Expert Says GPS Tracking for Laptop Computers Can Improve Victims' Odds Against Identity Theft
02/14/07:
Nationwide Fined For Laptop Theft
02/14/07:
Another Kaiser Permanente Laptop Stolen; This Time 22,000 Patients Exposed
02/13/07:
FBI Loses 160 More Laptops, Some Containing Classified Or Sensitive Information; Feds Uncertain Of Extent Of Damage
02/13/07:
90% Of Government Agencies Have Not Complied With Order To Secure Laptops
02/12/07:
Intruders Break Into Instructor's Office, Target Laptop Computer
02/11/07:
Nearly 900 Tax Records Breached On Stolen Computer
02/08/07:
Laptop Stolen From St. Mary's Hospital Contains Sensitive Patient Data
02/08/07:
Vassar Brothers Medical Center Stolen Laptop May Have Data Of 257,000 Patients; Officials Not Sure
02/03/07:
Another VA Breach: Officials Suspect Theft in Missing Hard Drive Containing 48,000 Military Veterans' Personal Data
02/02/07:
ID Theft Still Rampant
02/02/07:
Congress Considers Liability Exemptions For Companies Who Install Data Encryption Technologies
02/01/07:
Thief's Paradise: One In Five Cars in UK Contains A Laptop Computer Some Time During The Week
02/01/07:
Pupil Admits Stealing Laptop From Teacher
01/30/07:
Prison Employee Charged In Case Of 42 Missing Laptops
01/30/07:
County Supervisors Call For Upgrades To Protect Against Identity Theft
01/29/07:
Computer Theft Puts Financial Data of 5,105 Students At Risk
01/29/07:
Laptop Stolen From Salina Hospital; 1,100 Patients' Data Exposed
01/26/07:
Stolen Boeing Laptop Recovered
01/26/07:
Doctor's "Vital" Laptop Stolen; THREE Years' Worth Of Irreplaceable Data Gone
01/25/07:
UPS Employee Charged With Theft Of Laptop
01/24/07:
Nationwide Insurance Laptop Stolen
01/24/07:
University Of Minnesota Reports Laptops Approaching Bicycles As #1 Most-Stolen Item On Campus
01/23/07:
Rutgers-Newark Laptop Stolen; Hundreds Of Students At Risk
01/23/07:
North Carolina Establishes Data Theft Victims' Tool Kit
01/23/07:
New Law Puts More Pressure On VA To Protect Against ID Theft
01/22/07:
Xerox Laptop Stolen; Hundreds Of Affected Employees Notified Months Later
01/22/07:
Two Teens Arrested For Theft Of 25 Laptop Computers
01/19/07:
KB Home Reports Computer Stolen, 3,000 Customers' Data At Risk
01/18/07:
Laptop Stolen From 10-Year-Old Boy
01/13/07:
Stolen Laptop Puts 30,000 North Carolina Taxpayers At Risk
01/11/07:
Three University of Idaho Laptops Stolen; 331,800 Individuals Notified
01/11/07:
Family Friend Accused Of Stealing Laptop From Under Christmas Tree
01/10/07:
Personal Security and Identity Theft Expert Speaker: GPS Tracking Can Make Laptop Theft a Virtual Non-Issue
01/10/07:
Charity Robbed; BLIND Person's Laptop Stolen; Irreplaceable Data Lost
01/10/07:
Man Steals Laptop, Gets Caught After "Sorry" Text Message
01/09/07:
FIVE Towers Perrin Laptops Stolen; Tens of Thousands of Customers and Employees Affected
01/09/07:
Notre Dame Employees At Risk After Laptop Stolen
01/08/07:
#2 in Australia: Laptop Theft Becomes #2 Most Common Cybercrime in Australia
01/08/07:
Emory Healthcare Laptop Stolen; 38,000 Patients In Danger
01/06/07:
Stolen Laptop Contains Volunteer Firefighters' Social Security Numbers
01/04/07:
Personal Security and Identity Theft Expert Speaker: The Year 2007 Must Witness Better Data Security
01/04/07:
18-Year-Old Arrested for Laptop Theft; Used Stolen Machine to Surf Internet at Coffee Shop
01/04/07:
Identity Theft: 100 MILLION AMERICANS and Counting
01/03/07:
New Alert Issued After NBS Laptop Stolen
12/31/06:
Consumers Numb to Lax Laptop Security?
12/27/06:
2006: The Year of the Data Breach?
12/27/06:
Hospital Patients Warned After Laptop Stolen
12/27/06:
President Bush Signs VA Bill That Guards Sensitive Data
12/21/06:
Former UAF Basketball Player Pleads No Contest in Laptop Theft
12/20/06:
Stolen Computer Houses Healthcare Patient Data
12/18/06:
Personal Security and Identity Theft Expert: Smart Organizations Understand that Laptop Computer Security Demands GPS Technology
12/15/06:
Boeing Laptop Theft Puts U.S. Data Breach Tally Over 100,000,000
12/13/06:
THIRD TIME'S A CHARM: Third Boeing Laptop Stolen in 13 Months, This Time With 382,000 Individuals' Data (April 2006: 3,600, November 2005: 160,000)
12/12/06:
Ameriprise, Massachusetts Settle Over Company's Loss of Laptop Containing 225,000 Individuals' Data
12/12/06:
Laptops Stolen at CMU; Police Seeking Leads
12/12/06:
Bensalem Police Nab Suspects in Laptop Theft Spree (22 Laptops)
12/08/06:
Thousands of Virginia High School Students At Risk After Army Laptop Stolen
12/07/06:
Navy Officer Sentenced in Laptop Theft
12/07/06:
Personal Security and Identity Theft Expert Cites Rising Tide of Targeted Mobile Computer Thefts as Reason to Install GPS Tracking on Laptops
12/07/06:
MyLaptopGPS Chief Technology Officer Dan Yost Addresses OSU Regarding Laptop Security
11/30/06:
Laptop Theft Puts 11,000 Pennsylvania Drivers' Data at Risk
11/29/06:
Submariner to Plead Guilty to Navy Laptop Theft
11/28/06:
Kaiser Permanente Colorado Laptop Stolen: 38,000 Members Affected
11/27/06:
Personal Security and Identity Theft Expert Warns that Laptop Computers Bereft of GPS Tracking Technology Are Easy Targets for Criminals
11/23/06:
Stolen DOT Computers Lead to Laptop Theft Ring
11/22/06:
Laptop Theft Hits Met Police Staff
11/18/06:
Nationwide (UK) Laptop Stolen: 11 Million Customers Affected
11/18/06:
2nd Dallas Campus Hit: 37 Laptops Stolen
11/17/06:
Major Theft Increase While Students Are On Break
11/16/06:
UNLV: Laptop theft rises this semester, students feel less safe in dorms
11/16/06:
Santa Clara University: Sudden spree of laptop theft worries campus
11/15/06:
Stolen Laptop Contains 22,500 Oklahoma Students' Information
11/15/06:
More Than 25 Laptops Stolen in the Last 70 Days at the University of Wisconsin
11/14/06:
Major Laptop Theft Alert for US Virgin Islands
11/10/06:
Stolen laptop has data on mental health of 1,000 kids
11/08/06:
Gang Members in Los Angeles Forming Organized Idenity Theft Operations via Laptop Theft
11/08/06:
Long Island Man Arrested After Stealing Laptops
11/03/06:
Starbucks Loses Laptops Holding Personal Info of 60,000 Employees
11/02/06:
ANOTHER VA laptop breach affects 1,600 veterans from New York system
11/02/06:
Stolen Computer Holds Government Database of 1.4 Million Coloradans
10/30/06:
Personal Security and Identity Theft Expert Says GPS Tracking and Remote Systems for Data Retrieval and Recovery Are Essential for Laptop Computers
10/23/06:
Personal Security and Identity Theft Expert Touts GPS as Major Piece of the Laptop Security Puzzle
10/22/06:
T-Mobile reports ID-theft risk
10/05/06:
Personal Security and Identity Theft Expert Says GPS Technology Can Greatly Reduce the Cost of Laptop Computer Loss and Theft
10/02/06:
Auburn University Football Team Laptop Stolen; Contained Offensive Game Plan
09/27/06:
GE Laptop Theft Exposes Data on 50,000 Employees
03/27/06:
Enterprise Strategy Group Study Indicates Distrubing Trends in Data Security