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SUMMARY

Missing computer tapes contain Social Security numbers of 52,000
Records	52,000
Record Types	SSN NAA ACC FIN
Breach Type	Lost Tape
Data Family	Electronic
Source	Outside
Organization	Johns Hopkins Hospital
Other Affected/Involved Organizations	None
Lawsuit?	NO/UNKNOWN
Data Recovered?	NO/UNKNOWN
Arrest?	NO/UNKNOWN
Submitted By:	Anonymous

TIMELINE

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2007-01-18	Incident Discovered By Organization
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2007-02-07	Organization Reports Incident
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SIMILAR INCIDENTS

records	date	organizations
38,000	2008-05-20	Sandown Health Centre

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REFERENCES

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COSTS SUMMARY

Known Actual Costs

No known costs for this incident.

Estimated Costs

Ponemon Institute Direct Costs Estimate ¹

$3,120,000.00

Note that these estimates are based on the Ponemon Institute's 2009 direct costs figures from their 2009 Annual Study: Cost of a Data Breach. We multiply $60.00 by the number of records to obtain this figure. Keep in mind that depending on the breach, the direct costs are not always suffered by the breached organizations. In the case of credit card number breaches, the direct costs can often be suffered by banks and card issuers. Also note that this is only an estimate.

PRIMARY SOURCES

Primary Source ID: 723

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John Hopkins breach notification letter sent to North Carolina Consumer Protection office.
Filename	Source	Researcher	Incident IDs
NC_johns_hopkins_medicine.pdf	North Carolina Department of Justice, Consumer Protection Division	cwalsh	<a href='/incidents/show/576'>576</a>
Records	File Date	Uploaded	Updated
352	2007-02-07	2008-12-11	23 Sep 19:19
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Primary Source ID: 1218

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Data tapes containing personal information lost
Filename	Source	Researcher	Incident IDs
ME_02072007_johns_hopkins_university.pdf	Maine Attorney General	kirniki	<a href='/incidents/show/576'>576</a>
Records	File Date	Uploaded	Updated
Not yet entered	2007-02-07	2009-01-29	13 Feb 10:47
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Jnsrxrurions Government, Community and Public Attairs Suite 540 901 S. Bond Street Baltimore MD 21231 443-287-9900 I Fax 443-287-9920 bwmmm NAME DATE: 1* I1 ` O q' T0: Y! ¢»..,$»~:c. £k··E\·-‘L ;A»...

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Primary Source ID: 827

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Missing computer tapes contain Social Security numbers of 52,000, affecting 1,091 New York residents
Filename	Source	Researcher	Incident IDs
NY_johns_hopkins2.pdf	New York State Consumer Protection Board	cwalsh	<a href='/incidents/show/576'>576</a>
Records	File Date	Uploaded	Updated
1091	2007-02-07	2008-12-25	15 Feb 14:22
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Primary Source ID: 1369

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backup tape that includes 83000 personal records is lost
Filename	Source	Researcher	Incident IDs
johns_h.pdf	New Hampshire Consumer Protection & Antitrust Bureau	kirniki	<a href='/incidents/show/576'>576</a>
Records	File Date	Uploaded	Updated
25	2007-02-07	2009-02-17	03 Apr 13:14
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MINE HOl IQINS M E D l {1 I N E THE-jDHI'·¤!S HéK’$~iiN$ st cn s P tw; L Rmmtst R. Peterson 2;‘.@mc’s:>£ The Janus impktnss Hospital Fctu—;·u.m·y 7, 2.0tlT Kazlly A. Ayettsz, Esquire A·tt¤‘mcjy* G`€3...

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Primary Source ID: 1084

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Back-up tapes containing personal information lost
Filename	Source	Researcher	Incident IDs
ME_02122007_johns_hopkins_university.pdf	Maine Attorney General	kirniki	<a href='/incidents/show/576'>576</a>
Records	File Date	Uploaded	Updated
31	2007-02-07	2009-01-19	07 Apr 20:26
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]0l·lNS ri0PKll`1S CONSUMER M 1 \ s 1 1 11 1 1‘ 1 o x s ` DEP;CmF‘·"0i=iDiV\|$\|QN *" YZ. é x __; Gmisrnment, Community and Public Aiiairs 1 1 , 1 Q V -/A L ~··~·’ J- Q will unite oat) 901 S. Bono...

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Primary Source ID: 1067

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Eight backup computer tapes containing sensitive personal information on about 52,000 university employees had not been returned as expected by a contractor that routinely makes microfiche backups of such data. The company then discovered that it is highly likely that the tapes were mistakenly left by a courier company hired by the contractor at an intennediate stop. in an area where they were collected as trash and later incinerated. The infonnation was not encrypted.
Filename	Source	Researcher	Incident IDs
ME_02072007_johns_hopkins_university_2.pdf	Maine Attorney General	kirniki	<a href='/incidents/show/576'>576</a>
Records	File Date	Uploaded	Updated
56	2007-02-07	2009-01-19	26 Apr 19:44
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\ \ ]0HNS HOPKIN S I \ * I I I I I I II \ * corneunria PROTECTION DIVISION R E C E IV E D Gmiernmeni, Cnmmuniiy ami Public Aiiairs Suite 540 901 S. Bond Street Baltimore II/ID 21231 443-287-9930 Fa...