Data Breaches Affecting Wisconsin Citizens

Data Breaches: What To Do If It Happens To You (2 page PDF)

June, 2009

Date Public Notified
Date of Breach
Company
Data Stolen

June 2, 2009

May 9, 2009

CS Stars, LLC

Name and SSN

Who’s affected
Details

An undetermined number of individuals who claimed workers compensation in various states that use CS Stars LLC software to process claims.

In 2006 CS Stars, LLC had a similar breach affecting over 540,000 individuals.

A portable hard drive was stolen from a CS Stars employee. The hard drive was later retrieved.

If you were affected by this compromise you should have received a letter.  Free credit monitoring through ID Theft Smart services have been offered to those affected.

Click here for a SC Stars Sample Letter.

If you feel you are a victim of identity theft as a result of this breach, contact the Office of Privacy Protection at (800)422-7128 or  email us at wisconsinprivacy@wisconsin.gov.

 



2009 Data Breaches

May 2009 details>>

  • May 5, 2009: UC Berkely University Health Services
  • May 6, 2009: Lexis Nexis - U.S. Postal Service
  • May 27, 2009: AARP
  • May 29, 2009: Breakout Apparel Co.

April 2009 details>>

  • April 29, 2009: Wisconsin Dept. of Corrections

February 2009 details>>

  • February 9, 2009: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
  • February 10, 2009: JetDirect, LLC

January 2009 details>>

  • January 15, 2009: DOC Electric
  • January 20, 2009: Heartland Payment Services
  • January 23, 2009: City of Madison, Wisconsin
  • January, 2009: Monster.com

2008 Data Breaches

December 2008 details>>

  • December 23, 2008: RBS World Pay (formerly RBS Link)
  • December 2, 2008: CheckFree

November 2008 details>>

  • November 24, 2008: Luxottica Retail, db, Lenscrafters Eyewear
  • November, 2008: Starbucks Corp

October 2008 details>>

  • October 14, 2008: Cole National Group - Things Remembered

September 2008 details>>

  • September 25, 2008: Coral Springs City Attorneys Office
  • September 6, 2008: Countrywide Mortgage Company
  • May and ongoing, 2008: Bank of New York (BNY) Mellon

July 2008 details>>

  • July 22, 2008: Moraine Park Technical College, Fond du Lac and West Bend campuses

June 2008 details>>

  • June 16, 2008: Quixtar, Inc; Amway Global
  • June 10, 2008: University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics

May 2008 details>>

  • May 16, 2008: Altman Weil, Inc.
  • May, 2008 (and March, 2008; two notifications): Bank of New york (BNY) Mellon

March 2008 details>>

  • March, 2008 and May, 2008 (two notifications): Bank of New york (BNY) Mellon
  • March 19, 2008: Operative Plasterers' and Cement Masons' International Association

February 2008 details>>

  • February 27, 2008: Marathon County
  • February 22, 2008: Kurt Bischoff Tax & Accounting, Inc.
  • Early February , 2008: Administrative Systems, Inc.
  • Early February , 2008: Kiwanis International

January 2008 details>>

  • January 31, 2008: Health Net Federal Services
  • January 7, 2008: University of Wisconsin - Dept. of IT
  • January 15, 2008: Wisconsin Department of Reveune
  • January 9, 2008: Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services

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