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Author: Dissent

Without proper laws governing public disclosure of data security hacks, Canadians remain at risk.

Posted on July 29, 2011 by Dissent

Lawyer Jonathan Penney writes: Another day, another hack. Apple, Sony, Citigroup, and Lockheed Martin are just some of the big-name companies afflicted by recent cyber-security breaches. Canada has not been spared. Beyond the attacks on the federal Treasury and Finance Departments, Sony, Husky Energy, and Honda have all had Canadian branches or units compromised in…

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Stolen USB stick contained police investigation details

Posted on July 29, 2011 by Dissent

Graham Cluley writes: Greater Manchester Police have warned that sensitive information about an ongoing criminal investigation was contained on a USB memory stick stolen from an officer’s home in Oldham, UK. The officer has been suspended, pending an investigation, and the matter has been referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission and the Information Commissioner….

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Ru: Internet Shopping Data Compromised

Posted on July 29, 2011 by Dissent

First it was Megafon leaking SMS history and having it indexed on Yandex’s search engine. Now there’s a bigger breach. Natalya Krainova of The Moscow Times reports: A third Internet leak in just a week has exposed the private shopping habits of people at more than 80 online stores, including those selling model cars, perfume…

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AU: Westpac cans cards as AFP investigates breaches

Posted on July 29, 2011 by Dissent

Luke Hopewell reports: Westpac has this week confirmed that it has canned the cards of an undisclosed number of customers following a fresh merchant data breach. The breach comes as the Australian Federal Police (AFP) opens a new investigation into recent merchant data compromises. Westpac told ZDNet Australia this week that merchant data breaches are…

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Maintenance Note

Posted on July 28, 2011 by Dissent

Regular readers may have noticed that there have been no updates since yesterday. That’s when I got an emergency call that my elderly mom had been rushed to the hospital. I will be mostly offline for the next few days or week. Eventually, I’ll get my blogs updated and email responded to. Im the meantime,…

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Maintenance Note

Posted on July 28, 2011 by Dissent

Regular readers may have noticed that there have been no updates since yesterday. That’s when I got an emergency call that my elderly mom had been rushed to the hospital. I will be mostly offline for the next few days or week. Eventually, I’ll get my blogs updated and email responded to. Im the meantime,…

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