New York Yankees expose season ticket holders' data

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http://www.scmagazineus.com/new-york-yankees-expose-season-ticket-holders-data/article/201633/

New York Yankees expose season ticket holders' data
Angela Moscaritolo
April 28, 2011

A spreadsheet containing the personal information of New York Yankees' 
season ticket holders was inadvertently emailed on Monday evening to more 
than 1,000 people.

How many victims? 17,000 ticket holders.

What type of personal information? Names, addresses, phone numbers and 
email addresses of "non-premium" season ticket holders. The spreadsheet 
also contained Yankee account numbers and seat assignments. No financial 
data or Social Security numbers were compromised.

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