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Way to go Interpol !

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2008-05-08 18:08:39 by Doug Woodall in The Spyware Biz Blog
...suspect Operation IDent-ification By John Leyden ? More by this author Published Thursday 8th May 2008 17:44 GMT Find out how to eradicate 99.7% of spam See what the experts have to say on attracting, retaining and developing IT talent A man matching the description of a suspected child abuser who became the target of an international manhunt...
 
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Pennsylvania Department of Aging seniors affected by stolen laptop

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2008-01-03 17:18:52 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...suspect the computer was taken for its street value Evan] Why would they suspect this? Criminals are not too bright for the most part, but the value of the computer is maybe $1,500. The value of the information is maybe $20+ per record (depending on quality). $20 x 21,000 = $420,000! $420,000 or $1,500 There have been no reports of misuse of...
 
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Stolen laptop contained Centocor speaker-consultant information

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2008-01-29 11:08:47 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...suspect in the theft Centocor reported this event to local law enforcement and they are currently investigating with full cooperation from Centocor and the vendor Centocor does not have any evidence that your infonnation has been misused, and we believe that the likelihood of such misuse is low Evan] I think the likelihood is higher than it...
 
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2008-01-31 00:00:00 by Editor in Anton Chuvakin Blog -
 
...suspect to enter in his encryption passphrase so the government can view the decrypted files? Or does the Fifth Amendment privilege give the suspect a legal right not to enter in the passphrase? On November 29, Magistrate Judg PCI DSS Compliance Demystified Blog Archive What is PCI all about? Ok, you ask, but isnt PCI about just enough...
 
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Wellesley seniors' personal information lost in mail

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2008-02-29 11:48:00 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...suspect most providers do it this way.", Shepard Cohen, chairman of the Board of Health in Wellesley Evan] Really? Do you think it's OK to send personal information including Social Security numbers in the mail nowadays? This is a fantastic opportunity for identity thieves. If I had a dime for every time I've heard "We've been doing it for...
 
Tags: personal information, destination post office, office, information, health department office, sensitive personal information, wellesley, health, post office
 
 
 
 
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Privacy and Power

2008-03-11 06:09:57 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...suspect over a New York City detective? That power imbalance was reduced only because Crespo was smart enough to press the "record" button on his MP3 player. Why aren't all interrogations recorded? Why don't defendants have the right to those recordings, just as they have the right to an attorney? Police routinely record traffic stops from...
 
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UPDATE: A computer stolen from Systematic Automation is found

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2008-03-12 12:22:26 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...suspect that the confidential information was not accessed by Mr. Irvine, and I also suspect he didn't even know what he had Police did a superb job by following up on leads and treating this crime very seriously. They should be commended on their work This has been one of the most popular breaches in terms of the number of times the...
 
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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
...suspected, Tokwiro said it contacted the Kahnawake Gaming Commission (KGC), the most used online poker regulatory commission, to start the investigation Tokwiro is mandated to contact KGC if any suspicious activety might be taking place This is the second cheating incident to hit the company since it purchased Absolute Poker and...
 
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Web Server Software and Malware

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2007-06-05 09:30:00 by Niels Provos in Google Online Security Blog
...suspect that the causes for IIS featuring more prominently in these countries could be due to a combination of factors: first, automatic updates have not been enabled due to software piracy (piracy statistics from NationMaster , and BSA ), and second, some security patches are not available for pirated copies of Microsoft operating systems....
 
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Iowa DNR loses personal information on 7,000

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2007-12-19 14:22:00 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...suspect fraud or identity theft Evan] One year of credit monitoring may help all of those people who have expriring Social Security numbers. Do you have an expiring Social Security number? I don't We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience this situation causes you and reiterate our commitment to achieving and maintaining information...
 
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