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Controversy surrounds Royal Perth computers and patients

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2008-04-08 00:21:25 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...computers found dumped outside a hospital Reference URL The Sunday Times The Courier Mail Report Credit Paul Lampathakis, The Sunday Times Response From the online sources cited above CONFIDENTIAL patient details are being left on old computers dumped in an open skip bin in a busy laneway at Royal Perth Hospital Personal information,...
 
Tags: hospital claim, hospital, computers, hospital computers, sunday times hired, sunday times, patient details, confidential patient details, times
 
 
 
 
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Three computers at the University of Colorado are compromised

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2008-04-30 08:54:01 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...computers in the Division of Continuing Education and Professional Studies were compromised and that one of the computers contains private data (i.e. names, Social Security numbers, addresses, grades) of approximately 9,000 students, and approximately 500 instructors Reference URL University of Colorado at Boulder KUSA Channel 9 News KJCT...
 
Tags: store confidential information, information, store personal information, information security efforts, security efforts, efforts, address computer security, computers, computer security
 
 
 
 
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Thieves steal four Diocese of Providence computers

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2008-02-04 08:48:02 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...computers, one of which contained sensitive personal information belonging to current and former Catholic school employees Reference URL The Diocese of Providence online announcement The Providence Journal online story Report Credit The Diocese of Providence Response From the online sources cited above An individual or individuals broke...
 
Tags: diocese, providence, computers, roman catholic diocese, catholic school employees, employees, providence police department, police, catholic schools office
 
 
 
 
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Computers stolen from J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines

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2008-02-22 12:06:49 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...computers were stolen from the office of J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines in San Jose, California. One of the computers contained sensitive personal information belonging to current and former employees who were/are participants in the company employee stock ownership program (ESOP Reference URL The New Hampshire State Attorney General breach...
 
Tags: sensitive personal information, personal information, lohr, lohr vineyards, information, employees, lohr employees, information security dollars, personnel information
 
 
 
 
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Academy Learning Centres stolen computers affect seniors

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2008-05-29 09:14:25 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...computers that were stolen recently. The Academy Hearing Centre in Brentwood Mall, which provides hearing tests and equipment, mostly to seniors, recently mailed out letters warning of the theft Reference URL CBC News Report Credit CBC News Response From the online source cited above Dozens of Calgary seniors are alarmed after learning...
 
Tags: seniors, academy, centres, protect confidential information, information, breach description, breach, calgary seniors, health information
 
 
 
 
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U.S. Army Installing Apple Computers

2008-01-07 06:21:10 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...computers there are. But the attacks used against them are designed for Windows-based machines, so they shrug them off," he says
 
Tags: apple, apple machines, machines, army data centers, computers, serve servers, windows counterparts, attacks, worth
 
 
 
 
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Zombie Computers Decried As Imminent National Threat

2008-04-10 17:50:04 by Editor in Digg / Security
 
Across the world, thousands of home computers have been conscripted into zombie computer gangs that cyber criminals use to spam, attack and defraud others on the net, causing considerable consternation to law enforcement and security professionals alike, who count the so-called botnets as the most vexing net threat today
 
Tags: security professionals alike, net, net threat, zombie computer gangs, law enforcement, considerable consternation, home computers, cyber criminals, count
 
 
 
 
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NASA moves to save computers from swarming ants

2008-05-17 00:00:00 by HASH0x847315c in Network World on Security
 
A flood of voracious ants is heading straight for Houston, taking out computers, radios and even vehicles in their path
 
Tags: computers, voracious ants, vehicles, houston, path, radios, flood, straight
 
 
 
 
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2 Congressmen Say Chinese Hacked Their Computers

2008-06-11 19:48:00 by Associated Press in Wired Security
 
Two House members -- Virginia's Frank Wolf and New Jersey's Chris Smith -- say their Capitol Hill computers, containing information about political dissidents from around the world, have been hacked by sources apparently working out of China
 
Tags: capitol hill computers, frank wolf, sources apparently, chris smith, political dissidents, virginia, house, world, information
 
 
 
 
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US Congressmen accuse China of hacking their computers

2008-06-12 00:00:00 by HASH0x8b053e4 in Network World on Security
 
Two U.S. Congressmen on Wednesday accused China of hacking their office computers, possibly compromising information on Chinese dissidents, the Congressmen and news reports said
 
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