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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 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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Missing University of Akron portable hard drive

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2008-01-14 11:33:26 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...confidential information on removable media. Confidential information must be protected better than this. The uncertainty in "may have" been discarded or destroyed is troubling. Organizations that possess confidential information need to be certain Confidential information has a life-cycle and must be protected throughout. From creation to...
 
Tags: akron, portable, portable hard drive, hard drive, secure data destruction, data, akron beacon journal, university, akron permits
 
 
 
 
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Sensitive Milwaukee County information posted to Web

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2008-02-13 17:06:24 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...confidential information at the request of county officials, but the information had been posted for as many as six (6) days Reference URL Milwaukee Journal Sentinel story United Press International story Report Credit Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Response From the online sources cited above Citizens for Responsible Government Network...
 
Tags: milwaukee county, milwaukee county officials, information, county, county officials, sensitive personal information, confidential information, county clerk, county records crg
 
 
 
 
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Cashing in on employee theft, or honest whistleblower?

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2008-02-25 14:03:19 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog