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Phishing scams await Ameritrade breach victims

Phishing scams await Ameritrade breach victims

A mass spear phishing attack could await victims of the recently publicised data breach at discount online broker TD Ameritrade, IT security experts warned.
Dan Kaplan Sep 20 2007 9:49AM Security
Pfizer suffers its third data breach in a year

Pfizer suffers its third data breach in a year

The pharmaceutical company Pfizer has revealed that it has suffered a data breach with the personal details of thousands of employees stolen.
Fiona Raisbeck Sep 9 2007 11:08AM Security
Corporations must protect data wherever it goes

Corporations must protect data wherever it goes

When it comes to data security, enterprises have historically taken a "stop them at the gates" approach, similar to the purchase of a home security system.
Cliff Pollan, Aug 31 2007 10:43AM Security
Judge dismisses students' lawsuit in data breach

Judge dismisses students' lawsuit in data breach

Two former Ohio University students may have lost their battle in a data-breach-related lawsuit, but the current US political environment left them with no other recourse than to sue, a security industry analyst told SCMagazine.com.
Jim Carr Aug 31 2007 10:30AM Security
Monster upgrades its security following data breach

Monster upgrades its security following data breach

Monster.com is beefing up security measures in light of the recent data theft that exposed the personal information of at least 1.3 million users to hackers.
Dan Kaplan Aug 31 2007 10:20AM Security
Monster.com waited days before informing users of breach

Monster.com waited days before informing users of breach

The employment website Monster.com, which suffered a huge malware attack this week, waited five days before informing its users that their personal data had been hacked, an executive at the company has revealed.
Fiona Raisbeck Aug 27 2007 10:36AM Security
Anatomy of a data breach from the inside out

Anatomy of a data breach from the inside out

It's a sunny day somewhere thousands of miles away from your data centre. A savvy hacker sits in front of his monitor.
Prat Moghe, Aug 22 2007 7:53AM Security
Lawsuit filed against Certegy over data breach

Lawsuit filed against Certegy over data breach

A California law firm has filed a class-action lawsuit against Certegy Check Services on behalf of the 8.5 million customers whose sensitive information was sold to direct marketers by a former employee of the check verification service.
Dan Kaplan Aug 20 2007 6:40AM Security
VeriSign suffers data breach after July laptop theft

VeriSign suffers data breach after July laptop theft

VeriSign, the digital certificate vendor responsible for the internet's .com and .net domains, suffered a data breach last month when a laptop was stolen from an employee's vehicle.
Frank Washkuch Aug 7 2007 10:13AM Security
Online forum claims Certegy breach led to ID theft

Online forum claims Certegy breach led to ID theft

The former Certegy employee who sold millions of customer records to direct marketers may also have set off a string of identity theft attacks, contrary to reports from the check verification company, according to a group of online posters.
Dan Kaplan Aug 6 2007 9:56AM Security
Newcastle browned off by data breach

Newcastle browned off by data breach

Reports of millions of financial records exposed brings renewed calls for UK breach laws.
Paul Fisher Aug 1 2007 12:07PM Security
Certegy breach worse than reported

Certegy breach worse than reported

The number of consumer records sold to a data broker by a former Certegy Check Services database administrator is actually 8.5 million, about 6 million more than originally reported.
Dan Kaplan Jul 31 2007 8:46AM Security
USB encryption vendor suffers computer breach

USB encryption vendor suffers computer breach

A technology firm that recently entered the data security market reported this week that thieves infiltrated a company computer nearly two years ago, illegally accessing some 27,000 customer credit card files.
Dan Kaplan Jul 20 2007 10:12AM Security
What does a data breach cost?

What does a data breach cost?

This Friday, 5:45pm - Your company's star financial analyst is on her way home and needs to drop by the grocery store to pick up dinner. On the passenger's seat is her laptop, freshly loaded with the customer database to help prepare a report for Monday.
Kevin Bocek, Jul 19 2007 3:53PM Security
Study: Security professionals back data breach law

Study: Security professionals back data breach law

More than three-quarters of IT security professionals believe companies should be legally obliged to disclose data security breaches, latest figures show.
Fiona Raisbeck Jul 9 2007 11:56AM Security
Report finds fault in IT employee, director in Birmingham VA breach

Report finds fault in IT employee, director in Birmingham VA breach

A dishonest IT specialist, lack of encryption and insufficient physical security controls may have contributed to the disappearance of a US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) external hard drive that contained the personal information of 1.8 million people, an Office of Inspector General (OIG) report has concluded.
Dan Kaplan Jul 6 2007 9:57AM Security
High street giants breach data protection laws

High street giants breach data protection laws

Two high street giants, Orange and Littlewoods, have been found in breach of the Data Protection Act following the negligent management of sensitive customer information.
Fiona Raisbeck Jun 25 2007 7:08AM Security
ChoicePoint settles with 44 states over 2005 breach

ChoicePoint settles with 44 states over 2005 breach

ChoicePoint, the data broker hit with the largest fine in Federal Trade Commission (FTC) history, has now settled with 44 states over a 2005 breach that compromised the personal information of 163,000 people.
Dan Kaplan Jun 4 2007 10:37AM Security
PlusNet admits email security breach

PlusNet admits email security breach

Email and internet service provider PlusNet has admitted a security breach in which spammers hacked into the company mail server to steal customer account details and spread junk mail.
Fiona Raisbeck May 25 2007 9:38AM Security
Los Alamos beefs up security in wake of data breach

Los Alamos beefs up security in wake of data breach

The theft of classified information by a contractor's former employee has forced the Los Alamos National Laboratory to implement a variety of tactical and strategic security policies commonly found in a private enterprise.
Jim Carr May 23 2007 10:09AM Security

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