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McAfee keeps leaked details to itself

Posted on July 31, 2009 by Dissent

McAfee is yet to confirm with delegates to its recent Strategic Security Conference that their details were leaked in a bulk email, as reported on iTnews yesterday.

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In  an interview on security podcast Risky Business, McAfee’s Asia Pacific President, Steve Redman, didn’t say if the security vendor will disclose the data breach to those whose details were leaked.

Redman at first said that McAfee has “a small legal responsibility and a high social responsibility” to let affected customers know about the breach, but later said “I don’t think we would send that email”.

Read more on iTnews.

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