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Hannaford breach update: Class action lawsuits filed on behalf of victims

2008-03-21 00:00:00 by Jon Brodkin in Network World on Security
 
Class action lawsuits were filed on behalf of 4.2 million Hannaford breach victims
 
 
 
 
 
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Spear Phishing with Better Business Bureau complaints

2008-04-25 00:04:25 by HASH0x8471174 in StillSecure, After All These Years
 
...filed a bogus complaint against them. Almost as good as the subpoena story I heard from a customer last week. Beware of stuff like this! BBB CASE #841246605 Complaint filed by Brian Williams Complaint filed against Business Name StillSecure Contact Alan Shimel BBB Member YES Complaint status Category Contract Issues Case opened date...
 
 
 
 
 
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"Scareware" Vendors Sued

2008-10-02 07:03:09 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...filed lawsuits against a slew of "scareware" purveyors, scam artists who use fake security alerts to frighten consumers into paying for worthless computer security software The case filed by the Washington attorney general's office names Texas-based Branch Software and its owner James Reed McCreary IV, alleging that McCreary's company caused...
 
 
 
 
 
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The top six corporate email risks

2007-10-27 19:27:40 by Administrator in Email security & compliance blog
 
...filed by four female employees. The employees alleged that sexually harassing emails sent through the company email system caused a threatening work environment. One of the sexually offensive messages was a joke sheet entitled 25 reasons why beer is better than women. The company settled the case for no less than 2.2 million dollars 2...
 
 
 
 
 
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University of California Irvine students are hit with mysterious breach

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2008-04-10 12:14:10 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...filed using their name and Social Security number Evan] Wow! This is a shocking way of finding out that you are a victim Police said Friday they don't know how the information was stolen or who is using it Evan] This is almost equally as alarming. How do you plug a hole if you don't know where it is or if it's even still leaking UCIPD sent...
 
 
 
 
 
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Waukesha County job applicant data exposed in mailing

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2008-07-15 08:07:06 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...filed a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission As part of the complaint and the investigation, the EEOC requested copies of all the applications The law firm representing the county, Crivello Carlson, sent the applications to Matthews Evan] Really? Any second thoughts about the fact that this may put innocent people at...
 
 
 
 
 
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U.S. Olympic Committee Trying to Take Chicago2016.com Away from Grad Student

2008-09-19 19:03:00 by Editor in Cheap Hack
 
...filed through arbitration processes to have the domain turned over. The committee is currently using chicago2016.org as its domain, but that's not good enough. "We certainly see Chicago2016.com as the logical default domain for our site, and we believe having someone else control it is misleading for people seeking information about Chicago's...
 
 
 
 
 
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Microsoft and the Washington Attorney General Against Scareware Pushers

2008-09-30 00:46:47 by CyberInsecure in CyberInsecure.com
 
Washington states top law enforcement official has filed suit against a man accused of bombarding end users with misleading messages designed to trick them into buying software to fix PC problems that dont exist. The complaint, filed in Washington state court by Attorney General Rob McKennas office, names James Reed McCreary IV of The Woodlands,...
 
 
 
 
 
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Stampede Death at Wal-Mart

2008-12-01 04:12:00 by John Sexton in The Bullet Proof Blog
 
...filed If Wal-Mart did in fact outsource their security to an outside company, was the company allowed to provide an adequate number of officers to ensure that shoppers lined up in an orderly fashion? One security officer to a couple of hundred people is another liability suit waiting to be filed Next, they should be looking at the training...
 
 
 
 
 
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The new e-discovery rules - what they mean for your company

2006-11-30 06:26:27 by Administrator in Email security & compliance blog