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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
...inquiries") that you did not make, these could be indications that someone else is using your personal information, without your permission Evan] "If you notice accounts on your credit report that you did not open or applications for credit ("inquiries") that you did not make", then chances are you have already become an identity-theft...
 
Tags: server, sensitive personal information, personal information, information, server administrators, server immediately, server prior, database server, confidential information
 
 
 
 
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Indianapolis Power and Light customer data exposed for up to four years

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2007-12-06 09:27:41 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...inquiries about the situation. The number is 317-261-4845 Commentary Is this the first such security audit that IPL has conducted? If not, then how do you explain the fact that this information was missed for up to four years? In my opinion, utility companies should not be using Social Security numbers in the first place. I understand how...
 
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Roboticsonline.com customer orders compromised

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2008-01-04 14:51:08 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...inquiries. They can be reached toll-free at 1-888-217-0294 Commentary A strong password, one that is alphanumeric, upper and lowercase, includes numbers and special characters, longer than 8 characters and doesn't use words found in the dictionary takes one helluva long time to crack (many years). A weak password can be broken almost...
 
Tags: secure administration site, administration site, credit card information, information, site, credit card provider, credit card, password, evan roboticsonline
 
 
 
 
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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
...inquiries from those who feel they may have been affected Another diocese office was broken into about a year ago and a computer stolen The Catholic schools office sincerely apologizes for any inconvenience this incident may cause its current and former employees Commentary Judging from what the Diocese has told us about their security...
 
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Former LendingTree employees sold access to customer information

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2008-04-23 13:08:37 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...inquiries from creditors that you didn't initiate. If you see anything you don't understand, contact the credit bureau Evan] What if an affected individual has already used their free annual credit report LendingTree believes that the information accessed was limited to mortgage customer loan requests only, which were then used by the...
 
Tags: information, lendingtree, necessarily fault lendingtree, fault lendingtree, employment information, credit card information, lendingtree faqs, information security personnel, security
 
 
 
 
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Stolen USinternetworking laptop also affects XL employees

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2008-04-24 15:07:36 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...inquiries, and 5) how to enroll in Kroll's identity theft restoration and continuous credit monitoring services, which are being made available by USi (at XL's request) to affected individuals free of charge for two years XL takes privacy and security matters very seriously If you have questions or feel you may have an identity theft issue,...
 
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When Too Much Security Means No Security at All

2007-12-24 12:30:19 by Posted By: Paul Proctor, Research VP in IT Leaders - Security and Risk Management
 
...inquiries were launched, and HMRC's chairman was forced to resign. But the agency blamed a single comparatively low-level staffer for causing the breach by downloading the benefits database onto disk. Now it looks like the story was a lot more complicated than that - and HMRC still hasn't learned its lessons from this debacle Reports in the...
 
Tags: policy, security policy guidelines, enterprise security, enterprise security framework, security, enterprise, official hmrc policy, security policy process, effective enterprise security
 
 
 
 
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UltimateBet cheating goes undetected for almost 21 months

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2008-06-04 10:55:17 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...inquiries please contract press@ultimatebet.com Commentary This is potentially a multi-million dollar loss for Tokwiro Enterprises ENRG and its very troubling that this breach went undetected for so long. The software used by the site is proprietary and should really be subject to a significant amount of information security scrutiny If I...
 
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Can The Gov Be Trusted With Your Personal Data?

2008-06-26 12:44:35 by Dave Lewis in Liquidmatrix Security Digest
 
...inquiries followed Britains biggest data loss scandal, when two discs containing child benefit records, including names, addresses and bank details, of some 25 million people, went missing after being put in the post by a junior employee The reports concluded that it wasnt individuals who were to blame - some 30 were officials played some...
 
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A backup tape is stolen from Greensboro Gynecology Associates

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2008-07-16 16:16:26 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...inquiries about how many patients were affected, how the theft occurred and whether anything else was taken The practice's letter said the theft had been reported to police. However, officials with the Greensboro Police Department and the Guilford County Sheriff's Office said they had no such report on file Evan] This is interesting news ...
 
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