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Federal education loan site exposes personal info of up to 21,000

Federal education loan site exposes personal info of up to 21,000

Count the Department of Education as the latest federal agency to experience a privacy breach after the personal information of as many as 21,000 student borrowers accidentally appeared on its loan website.
Dan Kaplan Aug 24 2006 11:11PM Security
Trojan claims to be Firefox extension, sends out personal info

Trojan claims to be Firefox extension, sends out personal info

A newly discovered trojan is taking advantage of the growing popularity of Mozilla's Firefox, claiming to be a browser extension to infect PCs.
Frank Washkuch Jul 26 2006 8:23PM Security
More than half-million injured NY workers have personal info compromised

More than half-million injured NY workers have personal info compromised

A PC holding the personal information of some 540,000 injured workers in New York state has been lost by a Chicago company contracted to manage the data.
Dan Kaplan Jul 25 2006 4:25PM Security
Personal info of 100K sailors, Marines posted to public site

Personal info of 100K sailors, Marines posted to public site

The personal information of more than 100,000 U.S. Navy and Marine Corps members was errantly posted on the Naval Safety Center website, the Navy announced in a statement Friday.
Dan Kaplan Jul 10 2006 10:10PM Security
PayPal scheme urges customers to phone in personal info

PayPal scheme urges customers to phone in personal info

A new phishing scheme is tempting PayPal users to call a malicious phone number and leave their account information, researchers warned today.
Frank Washkuch Jul 7 2006 7:10PM Security
Personal info of 26,000 Agriculture Department employees compromised

Personal info of 26,000 Agriculture Department employees compromised

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced this week that the identities of about 26,000 employees and contractors may have been compromised by the illegal hijacking of the agency’s computer systems earlier this month.
Dan Kaplan Jun 23 2006 10:36PM Security
Ernst & Young laptop, Hotels.com customer info, stolen

Ernst & Young laptop, Hotels.com customer info, stolen

More than 240,000 Hotels.com customers are at risk for identity theft after an unencrypted laptop containing their personal information was stolen from the locked car of an Ernst & Young (E&Y) employee.
Dan Kaplan Jun 2 2006 10:04PM Security
Personal info of 26.5 million veterans lost

Personal info of 26.5 million veterans lost

Electronic data containing the personal information of as many as 26.5 million veterans and some spouses has been stolen from the home of a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) employee who violated agency policy by leaving the office with the information.
Dan Kaplan May 22 2006 10:01PM Security
Junked PCs another source of personal info

Junked PCs another source of personal info

PC users hoping to sell or donate their used computers should be forewarned: There is likely personal information remaining on them.
Dan Kaplan Apr 20 2006 10:09PM Security
Your tax info may not be as secure as you think

Your tax info may not be as secure as you think

A rule change proposed by the U.S. Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has come under fire from privacy advocates who have taken issue with a clause allowing tax preparers to sell tax-return information to third parties.
Ericka Chickowski Apr 14 2006 9:22PM Security
Researcher says Microsoft patches need more info

Researcher says Microsoft patches need more info

A security researcher with a working relationship with Microsoft said this week that the Redmond, Wash.,-based software giant should be more forthcoming in its patch releases.
Frank Washkuch Apr 14 2006 7:33PM Security
Firm: Oracle released flaw info by mistake

Firm: Oracle released flaw info by mistake

Oracle, with its next scheduled patch release now a week away, unintentionally released information about a new privilege escalation security hole on a company website last week.
Frank Washkuch Apr 11 2006 5:20PM Security
Personal info of 196K HP employees compromised

Personal info of 196K HP employees compromised

A laptop containing the personal information of nearly 200,000 current and former Hewlett-Packard employees was stolen last week, according to a spokeswoman for Fidelity Investments.
Frank Washkuch Mar 23 2006 10:52PM Security
Russian rootkit stealing bank info

Russian rootkit stealing bank info

Teams from Sana Security have discovered a difficult-to-detect trojan designed to steal passwords previously used on infected machines.
Dan Kaplan Mar 22 2006 10:10PM Security
China tackles info security

China tackles info security

China will have a national information security system within five years, it has emerged. China Daily reports the Chinese government is implementing the system as part of a drive to improve network security.
David Quainton Nov 29 2004 11:52AM Security
Alphawest buys another info management firm: UPDATE

Alphawest buys another info management firm: UPDATE

Service provider Alphawest has agreed to buy out legal information management specialist Inform Systems Australia for $2.5 million.
Fleur Doidge Aug 24 2004 12:00AM Software
Antivirus is the most common security technology [NB Awaiting more info]

Antivirus is the most common security technology [NB Awaiting more info]

Antivirus applications are the most commonly used security technology.
Dan Ilett Apr 13 2004 4:58PM Security
Group releases open specification for sensitive info sharing

Group releases open specification for sensitive info sharing

The Regional Alliances for Infrastructure and Network Security (RAINS), a nonprofit organization of IT companies and government agencies that promotes homeland security technologies, Monday announced an open specification for sharing of sensitive data between local, state and national agencies.
Marcia Savage Mar 29 2004 6:12PM Security

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