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Data breaches blamed on organised crime
Thursday, 29 July 2010
Data breaches blamed on organised crime, Hackers feast on financial sector security mistakes, Cybercrooks continue to be a menace to corporate security, with hackers and malware authors collectively responsible for 85 per cent of all stolen data.
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IT insider admits stealing info for 2,000 bank employees
Friday, 2 July 2010
IT insider admits stealing info for 2,000 bank employees and makes off with $1.1m. A former IT worker for the Bank of New York has admitted to stealing personal information of 2,000 employees and using it to steal more than $1m from charity bank accounts, city prosecutors said.
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Security budgets stable or increasing at financial firms
Tuesday, 22 June 2010
Compliance and insider threats drive growth. Despite the global financial crisis, information security budgets at financial institutions generally are staying stable, many even have increased, according to a study conducted by accounting and consulting firm Deloitte.
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Council staff helping selves to data
Tuesday, 8 June 2010
UK Council staff have been snooping through government held records belonging to friends, family and neighbours.
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Hospital USB stick found in car park
Friday, 7 May 2010
Medical records from a secure hospital were left in the hands of a 12-year-old boy after he found an unencrypted USB stick in an Asda car park.
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Massive security breach prompts investigation
Sunday, 18 April 2010
UK Police face accusations of incompetence after accidentally emailing a file detailing the results of thousands of criminal records checks to a Register journalist.
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Shell fingers IT contractor in theft of employee data
Monday, 6 October 2008
Shell fingers IT contractor in theft of employee data. Oil company says outside IT worker used info from database to file fake unemployment claims
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AMD worker charged with Intel theft
Friday, 19 September 2008
The FBI has formally charged former Intel employee Biswahoman Pani with the theft of corporate secrets, including future processor designs and detailed schematics.
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Britain's MoD Admits Losing 747 Laptops
Monday, 21 July 2008
Britain's Ministry of Defense Admits Losing 747 Laptops along with 121 computer memory sticks, some containing secret information.
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China's New Intellectual Property Strategy
Thursday, 26 June 2008
China's New Intellectual Property Strategy
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PIPEDA changes could boost IT security budgets
Wednesday, 11 June 2008
Mandatory breach notification may be on the way for Canadian businesses before the year is up, which means IT and security professionals will need to act fast to get their policies and safeguards up to snuff. A consultant offers his advice
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A Major Breach will Cause a Corporate Collapse
Thursday, 26 April 2007
A third of IT pros believe a major breach will threaten the future of their organisation
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11 Million cutomers at risk after account details leaked
Sunday, 19 November 2006
A security lapse by Nationwide Building Society may have put 11m customers at risk of identity theft.
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Data-breach costs on the rise
Friday, 20 October 2006
Data breaches cost companies an average total of $4.7 million, or $182 per compromised record
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93,754,333 Examples of Data Nonchalance
Monday, 25 September 2006
Companies and institutions of every shape and size have collectively fumbled 93,754,333 private records.
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Health care firm loses data
Monday, 21 August 2006
Health care firm loses data: Stolen laptop had personal information on 51,000 patients; the company says data is password protected.
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What was on that stolen laptop?
Saturday, 19 August 2006
What was on that stolen laptop?
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Navy Computers With Personal Data Stolen
Thursday, 27 July 2006
Two laptop computers with personal information on about 31,000 Navy recruiters and their prospective recruits were stolen from Navy offices...
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Ignoring the 'enemy within'
Tuesday, 25 July 2006
Fewer than 1/2 of companies are confident they can adequately gaurd against an internal attack.
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Misplaced Memory Stick Exposes Bank Files
Monday, 26 June 2006
THE banking details of thousands of Australians have been revealed and an international police investigation jeopardised in a bungle by Australia's peak internet crime-fighting agency.
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Laptop containing D.C. employees' personal data stolen
Sunday, 18 June 2006
ING loses the Identities of 13,000 District of Columbia employees
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Japanese Telecom Company's Customer Information Leaked
Tuesday, 13 June 2006
KDDI Corp., Japan's second-largest telecoms operator; Leaks data of 4 Million customers
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US Agency Informs Workers About Data Theft
Monday, 12 June 2006
US National Nuclear Security Administration data breach
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Hotels.com customers at risk of fraud after theft
Sunday, 4 June 2006
Thousands of Hotels.com customers may be at risk for credit card fraud after a laptop computer containing their personal information was stolen from an auditor, the company warned over the weekend.
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Loan company reports loss of data on 1.3 million
Friday, 2 June 2006
About 1.3 million customers of a Texas provider of student loans are at risk of ID fraud, after a contractor lost computer equipment with sensitive information on them.
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AT&T leaks sensitive info
Friday, 26 May 2006
Lawyers for AT&T accidentally released sensitive information while defending a lawsuit that accuses the company of facilitating a government wiretapping program
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Veteran Affairs Losses 26 Million Identities
Tuesday, 23 May 2006
Social Security numbers of 26 million-plus veterans stolen
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University of Texas suffers second data breach in three years
Wednesday, 26 April 2006
Data Breach at University, nearly 200,000 idetities exposed.
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Data Security Spending Rises
Tuesday, 18 April 2006
Growing incidents of data breaches have led to companies spending more on protecting their data.
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Afghans selling stolen US army 'files'
Wednesday, 12 April 2006
Afghans selling stolen US army 'files'
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NSW Police accidentally publish confidential passwords on the web.
Wednesday, 5 April 2006
A NSW Police blunder has led to a database of email passwords published on the internet.
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80,000 HP staff exposed as laptop loss party continues
Wednesday, 22 March 2006
A laptop lost by Fidelity this month has exposed 80,000 HP employees, staff were told last night.
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Australian CIOs rate employee security threats above outsiders
Tuesday, 14 March 2006
Australian CIOs are more concerned about employees threatening corporate security than outsiders, according to a new survey released by IBM
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Lost Ernst & Young laptop exposes IBM staff
Monday, 13 March 2006
Ernst & Young has lost another laptop containting the social security numbers
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Health records sold at public auction
Saturday, 4 March 2006
65,000 names along with corresponding social insurance numbers and medical history, sold at a government auction for $300 The Vancouver Sun
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Auditor Loses Data on Thousands of McAfee Employees
Friday, 24 February 2006
Auditor Loses Data on Thousands of McAfee Employees
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