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Credit for Researchers

2008-11-13 19:40:18 by Chris Wysopal in Zero in a bit
 
Computer security researchers are much like scientific researchers in several ways. We build on the research of those who come before us, we sometimes rediscover the same things independently, and other times we forget where we learned things and sometimes claim them as our own. We also occasionally take an engineers approach and implement...
 
 
 
 
 
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Credit reporting firm sues LifeLock over fraud alerts in consumer history files

2008-02-21 14:00:00 by Editor in Computerworld Security News
 
Experian, one of the three big credit reporting firms in the U.S., filed a lawsuit claiming that LifeLock is illegally placing hundreds of thousands of fraud alerts in consumer credit-history files as part of its identity theft protection service
 
 
 
 
 
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Credit reporting firm sues LifeLock over fraud alerts

2008-02-21 00:00:00 by HASH0x8b440a0 in Network World on Security
 
LifeLock, which touts itself as one of the largest providers of identity theft protection services in the U.S., is being sued by Experian for allegedly placing false fraud alerts on consumer credit-history files maintained by Experian as part of its credit reporting business Enterprise IP Goes Mobile Advertisement To maximize full...
 
 
 
 
 
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New credit cards show their smarts

2008-11-07 00:00:00 by HASH0x8b2c02c in Network World on Security
 
Today's smaller, slimmer mobile phones look like credit cards -- and in a curious twist, future credit cards could look like mobile phones, with their own displays and keypads. That is, if the cards don't end up merging with mobile phones first. Both possibilities were on show at the Cartes & IDentification show on the outskirts of Paris this week
 
 
 
 
 
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New credit cards show their smarts

2008-11-07 05:00:00 by Editor in Computerworld Security News
 
Today's mobile phones look like credit cards -- and future credit cards could look like phones. That is, if the cards don't end up merging with mobile phones first
 
 
 
 
 
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TransUnion offers free credit monitoring to 150 million

2008-06-02 13:00:00 by Editor in Computerworld Security News
 
TransUnion is offering up to nine months' worth of free credit monitoring services to as many as 150 million individuals to settle class-action lawsuits over the sale of consumer information to marketing lists
 
 
 
 
 
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Another Wisconsin mailing exposes Social Security numbers

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2008-01-15 13:32:24 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
Technorati Tag: Security Breach Date Reported 1/9/08 Organization State of Wisconsin Contractor/Consultant/Branch Department of Revenue Department of Administration Victims Wisconsin residents who itemized deductions, received a 2006 Wisconsin income tax refund, AND live in Freedom, Kaukauna, Keshena, Kimberly, Krakow, Lakewood, Lena, Little...
 
 
 
 
 
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Oklahoma State University Parking Services server is compromised

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2008-05-15 15:08:54 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
Technorati Tag: Security Breach Date Reported 5/14/08 Organization Oklahoma State University ("OSU Contractor/Consultant/Branch OSU Parking & Transit Services Victims OSU faculty, staff and students who had purchased a parking permit between July 2002 and March 2008 Number Affected as many as 70,000 Types of Data names, addresses and...
 
 
 
 
 
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Nestle Waters North America employee affected by Systematic Automation breach

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2008-03-04 10:08:42 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
Technorati Tag: Security Breach Date Reported 2/26/08 Organization Nestle Waters North America Inc. ("NWNA Contractor/Consultant/Branch Systematic Automation This breach is related to Theft from vendor affects Modesto City Schools employees " dated 2/12/08 L.A. Dept. of Water of Power employees exposed " dated 2/19/08, and Clovis Unified...
 
 
 
 
 
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CollegeInvest external hard drive goes missing

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2008-04-30 14:10:46 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog