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More than 2 million active-duty troops affected by VA breach

More than 2 million active-duty troops affected by VA breach

As many as 2.2 million members of the U.S. Armed Forces may have been also been affected by last month’s theft of a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) laptop.
Frank Washkuch Jun 7 2006 10:10PM Security
Active duty servicemen also affected by massive VA data breach

Active duty servicemen also affected by massive VA data breach

Active duty members of the U.S. Armed Forces may also have had their personal information compromised in last month’s breach of the personal data of 26.5 million veterans.
Frank Washkuch Jun 5 2006 7:39PM Security
Personnel shakeup at VA follows data breach

Personnel shakeup at VA follows data breach

Secretary of Veterans Affairs R. James Nicholson made a series of personnel changes this week following last month’s theft of the personal data of more than 26.5 million veterans.
Frank Washkuch Jun 1 2006 7:06PM Security
VA secretary 'mad as hell' over breach

VA secretary 'mad as hell' over breach

Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Jim Nicholson told Congress today that he’s "mad as hell" he wasn’t notified earlier about the theft of the personal information of 26.5 million veterans.
Frank Washkuch May 25 2006 9:27PM Security
Media blitz, notifications follow Red Cross breach

Media blitz, notifications follow Red Cross breach

The Red Cross has notified 8,000 blood donors that their personal information was allegedly compromised by a former employee.
Frank Washkuch May 25 2006 8:26PM Security
Dems want tighter VA restrictions after massive breach

Dems want tighter VA restrictions after massive breach

U.S. House Democrats called on the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) this week to tighten employee access restrictions after the VA announced that the personal information of as many as 26.5 million veterans was stolen in a home burglary.
Dan Kaplan May 23 2006 8:19PM Security
Ohio University sends server breach notices

Ohio University sends server breach notices

Ohio University sent out the first of more than a quarter-million notices of a server breach that compromised the personal information of more than 300,000 people and organizations last week.
Dan Kaplan May 9 2006 10:27PM Security
Aetna laptop breach affected 38K members

Aetna laptop breach affected 38K members

Health insurance provider Aetna is continuing its investigation into the theft of an employee’s laptop that contained the personal data of about 38,000 members, the company said in a statement.
Dan Kaplan May 2 2006 8:10PM Security
MasterCard, Visa following U.K. breach

MasterCard, Visa following U.K. breach

MasterCard International said today it is responding to a "potential" security breach at a U.K.-based retailer – but would not confirm whether any of its cardholders were affected.
Dan Kaplan Apr 28 2006 9:41PM Security
University of Texas suffers second data breach in three years

University of Texas suffers second data breach in three years

More than 197,000 personal records were exposed in a security breach at the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas, school officials said this week.
Ericka Chickowski Apr 26 2006 6:07AM Security
DOJ snags San Diego man for USC breach

DOJ snags San Diego man for USC breach

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced yesterday that it charged a San Diego man for hacking into the University of Southern California’s student application system and accessing personal records.
Ericka Chickowski Apr 21 2006 9:45PM Security
Settlement reached on huge N.Y. privacy breach

Settlement reached on huge N.Y. privacy breach

Following what could be the largest privacy breach in the nation’s history, a leading email marketer will pay New York state $1.1 million for improperly using the personal information of six million consumers.
Dan Kaplan Mar 13 2006 10:01PM Security
Half of small business fear security breach

Half of small business fear security breach

Nearly half of U.K. small businesses expect to suffer a security breach within the next year, according to new figures.
René Millman Mar 6 2006 4:56PM Security
Ameriprise breach affects 230,000

Ameriprise breach affects 230,000

Ameriprise Financial, an investment group part of American Express until last year, said the personal information of nearly a quarter-million clients was compromised last month.
Frank Washkuch Jan 26 2006 9:10PM Security
Mandatory breach notification to be N.Y. law

Mandatory breach notification to be N.Y. law

As of Friday, New York state companies no longer have a choice of notifying customers of an identity breach.
Frank Washkuch Dec 6 2005 8:28PM Security
Calls for improved security legislation after TransUnion breach

Calls for improved security legislation after TransUnion breach

Enhanced federal legislation and closer scrutiny of user behavior were at the top of leading security professionals’ wish lists this week as news of last month’s theft of a TransUnion PC containing the personal credit information of about 3,600 clients spread.
Frank Washkuch Nov 9 2005 9:41PM Security
Air Force notifies personnel of security breach

Air Force notifies personnel of security breach

The U.S. Air Force is notifying more than 33,000 airmen of a security breach in an online system containing their personal information.
Marcia Savage Aug 22 2005 4:48PM Security
New York enacts data breach law

New York enacts data breach law

New York state has enacted a law which will oblige companies and local government to disclose to customers if their personal information is hacked.
René Millman Aug 15 2005 2:26PM Security
Breach scare at Cisco central

Breach scare at Cisco central

Update: Cisco has confirmed that its password protection system for entry to its customer portal has been compromised.
David Quainton Aug 3 2005 4:32PM Security
More breach notification legislation proposed

More breach notification legislation proposed

House lawmakers on Thursday introduced a bill that would require banks, retailers, credit bureaus and others to notify consumers when a security breach puts their personal data at risk.
Marcia Savage Jul 21 2005 7:14PM Security

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