Organization Overview: Blockbuster Inc.

Source: Freebase – The World's Database
Freely licensed under CC-BY.
Descriptions contained on this page may include content from Wikipedia. With the exception of some images, Wikipedia content is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License.

<p>Blockbuster Inc. (NYSE: BBI) is the largest chain of DVD and video game rental stores in the world. It is headquartered at Renaissance Tower in Downtown Dallas, Texas. The first Blockbuster store was opened in Dallas, Texas in October, 1985. The founder of the company was David Cook, who grew the business and brought it public. Scott Beck, a student in Brooklyn New York, approached John Melk, prior executive with Waste Management, about buying a franchise. Melk brought the idea to his best friend and business associate, Wayne Huizenga, who agreed to buy the company after overcoming initial concerns about the video industry. It didn't take long for Huizenga and Melk to perform the similar techniques they used in growing Waste Management, and soon, they were opening one store every...</p>

Freebase Details on Blockbuster

RevenueDate
$5,523,500,000.00 US$ 2006-12-31
Operating IncomeDate
$908,000,000.00 US$ 2006-12-31
Market CapitalizationDate
$740,000,000.00 US$ 2007-12-31
Board MembersTitleFromTo
Edward Bleier
James W Crystal
James W Keyes
Carl Icahn
Robert A Bowman
Jackie M Clegg
Gary J Fernandes
Jules Haimovitz
Strauss Zelnick
John F Antioco

MAP OF ORGANIZATION HEADQUARTERS

ASSOCIATED INCIDENTS

ID: 159: Hundreds of Social Security and credit card numbers found in dumpster

  • Date: 2005-10-08
  • Records Lost: Unknown
  • Source: Inside Accidental
  • Submitted by: admin
  • Location: US
  • Organizations: Blockbuster Inc.

ID: 815: About 400 documents containing credit card information and Social Security numbers found in trash container

  • Date: 2007-10-23
  • Records Lost: 400
  • Source: Outside
  • Submitted by: admin
  • Location: Sarasota FL, US
  • Organizations: Blockbuster Inc.

ID: 1561: Stolen laptop containing personal information of clients

  • Date: 2007-10-19
  • Records Lost: Unknown
  • Source: Outside
  • Submitted by: osf1
  • Location: Lantana FL, US
  • Organizations: Blockbuster Inc.

STOCK CHARTS

Incident ID: 815 Reported On: 2007-10-23

Chart?chxt=x,y&chxl=0:|oct-9|oct-18|oct-29|nov-7|nov-16|nov-28|dec-7|&chxr=1,3.12,5.78&cht=lc&chd=t:5.55,5.55,5.55,5.55,5.57,5.57,5.53,5.53,5.32,5.32,5.4,5.4,5.39,5.39,5.36,5.36,5.22,5.22,5.25,5.25,5.58,5.58,5.37,5.37,5.25,5.25,5.37,5.37,5.39,5.39,5.12,5.12,5.26,5.26,4.94,4.94,4.81,4.81,4.54,4.54,4.72,4.72,4.84,4.84,4.7,4.7,4.24,4.24,4.02,4.02,4.04,4.04,3.79,3.79,3.95,3.95,3.81,3.81,3.88,3.88,3.87,3.87,3.76,3.76,3.84,3.84,3.54,3.54,3.52,3.52,3.7,3.7,3.6,3.6,3.57,3.57,3.41,3.41,3.32,3.32,3.18,3.18,3.12,3.12,3.18,3.18|5.75,5.75,5.74,5.74,5.71,5.71,5.73,5.73,5.69,5.69,5.65,5.65,5.66,5.66,5.66,5.66,5.51,5.51,5.53,5.53,5.58,5.58,5.57,5.57,5.56,5.56,5.64,5.64,5.66,5.66,5.62,5.62,5.69,5.69,5.54,5.54,5.54,5.54,5.52,5.52,5.58,5.58,5.42,5.42,5.42,5.42,5.34,5.34,5.28,5.28,5.44,5.44,5.40,5.40,5.33,5.33,5.36,5.36,5.26,5.26,5.29,5.29,5.20,5.20,5.29,5.29,5.17,5.17,5.24,5.24,5.39,5.39,5.40,5.40,5.44,5.44,5.41,5.41,5.37,5.37,5.45,5.45,5.54,5.54,5.53,5.53&chds=3.12,5.78&chco=008000,aaffff,ffaaff,ffffaa&chs=460x320&chm=v,990066,0,21,1

Incident ID: 1561 Reported On: 2007-10-19

Chart?chxt=x,y&chxl=0:|oct-8|oct-17|oct-26|nov-6|nov-15|nov-27|&chxr=1,3.41,5.70&cht=lc&chd=t:5.7,5.7,5.55,5.55,5.55,5.55,5.57,5.57,5.53,5.53,5.32,5.32,5.4,5.4,5.39,5.39,5.36,5.36,5.22,5.22,5.25,5.25,5.58,5.58,5.37,5.37,5.25,5.25,5.37,5.37,5.39,5.39,5.12,5.12,5.26,5.26,4.94,4.94,4.81,4.81,4.54,4.54,4.72,4.72,4.84,4.84,4.7,4.7,4.24,4.24,4.02,4.02,4.04,4.04,3.79,3.79,3.95,3.95,3.81,3.81,3.88,3.88,3.87,3.87,3.76,3.76,3.84,3.84,3.54,3.54,3.52,3.52,3.7,3.7,3.6,3.6,3.57,3.57,3.41,3.41|5.40,5.40,5.44,5.44,5.44,5.44,5.41,5.41,5.43,5.43,5.39,5.39,5.35,5.35,5.36,5.36,5.36,5.36,5.22,5.22,5.24,5.24,5.29,5.29,5.27,5.27,5.27,5.27,5.34,5.34,5.36,5.36,5.33,5.33,5.39,5.39,5.25,5.25,5.25,5.25,5.23,5.23,5.29,5.29,5.13,5.13,5.13,5.13,5.06,5.06,5.01,5.01,5.15,5.15,5.12,5.12,5.05,5.05,5.07,5.07,4.99,4.99,5.01,5.01,4.93,4.93,5.01,5.01,4.90,4.90,4.97,4.97,5.11,5.11,5.11,5.11,5.15,5.15,5.12,5.12&chds=3.41,5.70&chco=008000,aaffff,ffaaff,ffffaa&chs=460x320&chm=v,990066,0,19,1

Incident ID: 159 Reported On: 2005-10-08

Chart?chxt=x,y&chxl=0:|sep-26|oct-14|nov-3|&chxr=1,3.48,5.95&cht=lc&chd=t:4.57,4.51,4.66,4.64,4.75,4.91,4.81,4.61,4.45,5.42,5.49,5.35,5.17,5.29,5.33,5.41,5.4,5.46,5.48,5.33,5.3,5.09,4.28,4.22,4.47,4.56,4.35,4.5,4.29,4.37,4.3,4.2,4.11,4.07,4.06,3.97,3.59,3.48,3.55,3.55,3.54,3.62|5.62,5.62,5.62,5.62,5.63,5.63,5.68,5.68,5.68,5.68,5.67,5.67,5.62,5.62,5.53,5.53,5.51,5.51,5.53,5.53,5.49,5.49,5.48,5.48,5.45,5.45,5.44,5.44,5.49,5.49,5.50,5.50,5.45,5.45,5.53,5.53,5.45,5.45,5.45,5.45,5.55,5.55,5.53,5.53,5.51,5.51,5.45,5.45,5.54,5.54,5.58,5.58,5.56,5.56,5.62,5.62,5.64,5.64,5.64,5.64,5.65,5.65,5.63,5.63,5.64,5.64,5.69,5.69,5.71,5.71,5.70,5.70,5.68,5.68,5.69,5.69,5.75,5.75,5.77,5.77,5.80,5.80,5.83,5.83&chds=3.48,5.95&chco=008000,aaffff,ffaaff,ffffaa&chs=460x320&chm=v,990066,0,11,1

WEB SITES

These are known websites owned or operated by this organization.

  • None Documented. Know of any? Add them

Name: Blockbuster Inc.

Stock symbol: BBI

Incidents:

Data Types:

Sectors:

Sources:

Breach Types:

Sponsored By: Rbs Tenable Zecurion
Use of the DataLossDB, and its exports, RSS feeds, reports, or other materials produced on this site by the Open Security Foundation requires authorization and potential licensing arrangements. For more information, please e-mail officers@opensecurityfoundation.org with a brief summary of how you would like to use this information; product, service, research, etc.
© 2005 - 2012, Open Security Foundation, All Rights Reserved.