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Papers left on train result in undertaking for U.K. barrister

Posted on July 6, 2011 by Dissent

Another undertaking in the U.K. quietly posted to the ICO’s web site without fanfare, relates to the loss of documents by a barrister, Raisa Saley. The facts of the case, as summarized in the undertaking: The Information Commissioner (the ‘Commissioner’) was informed by the data controller that she had lost a bundle of court papers…

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TX: Rash of local ID thefts reported

Posted on July 6, 2011 by Dissent

Here we go again. A rash of reports of identity theft in Huntsville has prompted local authorities to call in the FBI and Secret Service to help track down the thieves. Nearly 30 cases of identity theft have been reported in Walker County over the past few weeks — the worst in Huntsville’s history, Police…

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Papers left on train result in undertaking for U.K. barrister

Posted on July 6, 2011 by Dissent

Another undertaking in the U.K. quietly posted to the ICO’s web site without fanfare, relates to the loss of documents by a barrister, Raisa Saley. The facts of the case, as summarized in the undertaking: The Information Commissioner (the ‘Commissioner’) was informed by the data controller that she had lost a bundle of court papers while…

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AL: Patient data stolen from Troy Regional Medical Center used in tax refund fraud scheme

Posted on July 6, 2011 by Dissent

A press release dated July 6 – admirably prominently posted from the medical center’s home page – says: TROY, Ala. (July 6, 2011) – Troy Regional Medical Center (TRMC) has notified certain patients of a data theft incident involving unauthorized access and removal of some of their personal information. TRMC is conducting a comprehensive investigation…

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Computer-Hacking Group Targets Apple In Latest Attack

Posted on July 5, 2011 by Dissent

Well, by now it may not be their latest attack, as the news report by Ian Sherr was published yesterday in the Wall Street Journal: A group of computer hackers on Sunday posted a document it claimed contains usernames and passwords for an Apple Inc. server, the latest in a string of brazen attacks that have compromised…

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Indiana Attorney General reaches settlement with WellPoint in consumer data breach

Posted on July 5, 2011 by Dissent

Health insurer WellPoint Inc. will pay the State a $100,000 settlement over a data breach where the personal information of thousands of WellPoint customers was potentially accessible via the Internet. The settlement resolves a lawsuit that Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller’s office filed under a new data-breach notification law passed in 2009. “This case should…

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