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Laptop bought on eBay contained "highly confidential" Home Office disk

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2008-02-28 16:10:38 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...confidential Breach Description A laptop reportedly purchased through eBay contained a CD marked "Home Office - highly confidential" under the keyboard and above the circuit board. The purchaser brought the computer to Leapfrog Computers in Westhoughton (UK) for repair where the technician discovered the encrypted compact disc Reference...
 
Tags: home office, disk, laptop, source home office, home office spokesman, director lee bevan, lee bevan, highly confidential, leapfrog computers
 
 
 
 
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Two students access confidential Dominican University files

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2008-05-14 22:40:18 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...confidential files were stored in an unsecure location that was supposed to be accessible by specific staff. Does this make any sense to you One of the students came forward earlier this month with the information that they had accessed files that were to be available to staff only. The students then disclosed the full extent of their access...
 
Tags: university, dominican university, dominican university students, dominican, students, files, security, security processes, access
 
 
 
 
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Deloitte & Touche and IKON lose confidential information

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2007-12-20 14:23:09 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...confidential information that is entrusted to us. Accordingly, we have suspended all work with the vendor on the pension record scanning project until the vendor can demonstrate that it has implemented appropriate data security protections Evan] Its not uncommon for an organization to overlook the information that vendors and other...
 
Tags: information, touche, ikon, confidential information, information security controls, deloitte, third-parties secure information, touche partners, ikon office solutions
 
 
 
 
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Confidential information sent to PinPay.net and SoftCard.biz is exposed

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2008-05-08 13:26:03 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...confidential data content". Sounds impressive, but it also sounds like the company should know a thing or two about securing web site transactions with encryption I want to discuss the risk of sending confidential private information over a public network such as the internet without encryption, in particular. This is not a new topic, but I...
 
Tags: information, drivers license card, license card, card, free card, social security card, sensitive information, sensitive personal information, encrypt sensitive information
 
 
 
 
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Confidential Connecticut Department of Labor mailing is missing

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2008-06-10 12:00:32 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...confidential information (albeit late, better than never), but this is only feasible for electronic information. Encryption would not have provided any protection against this particular breach which involved printed confidential information, namely Social Security numbers. I think it is generally a poor business practice to send mail with...
 
Tags: information, personal information, information security personnel, security, additional security features, entire social security, connecticut department, connecticut, breach description
 
 
 
 
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Confidential Texas A & M personnel file exposed on the Internet

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2008-02-18 23:51:43 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...Confidential information needs more control than this Current or former employees who think they might be affected are encouraged to call Texas A&M AgriLife Human Resources at 979-845-2423. A Web site providing information on how to prevent identity theft is also available at: fcs.tamu.edu/money/your money/fraud.php Commentary Texas A&M...
 
Tags: texas, sensitive personal information, personal information, texas agrilife extension, file, texas agrilife research, information, texas cooperative extension, confidential information
 
 
 
 
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U.K. gov't laptop with confidential disc sold on eBay

2008-02-28 00:00:00 by HASH0x8b73584 in Network World on Security
 
The Home Office has launched an investigation after a buyer acquired a laptop on eBay that contained a disc with confidential information
 
Tags: ebay, laptop, home office, confidential information, disc, buyer, investigation
 
 
 
 
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UK gov't laptop with confidential disc sold on eBay

2008-02-28 14:00:00 by Editor in Computerworld Security News
 
A laptop purchased on eBay recently arrived with a special bonus: Under the keyboard, a CD or DVD disc labeled "Home Office" and "Confidential
 
Tags: laptop, dvd disc, special bonus, ebay recently, home office, confidential, cd, keyboard
 
 
 
 
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Nearly Half of IT Workers Snoop in Confidential Files

2008-06-22 14:08:33 by Editor in Digg / Security
 
Nearly half of IT workers have admitted to snooping around networks to look at confidential information, according to research from software firm Cyber-Ark. "When it comes down to it, IT has essentially enabled snooping to happen. It's easy -- all you need is access to the right passwords or privileged accounts and you're privy to everything that
 
Tags: software firm cyber-ark, half, workers, confidential information, privy, passwords, access, research, networks
 
 
 
 
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Houston law firm threw confidential client information in the trash

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2008-07-17 14:59:25 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog