In an example of how to leave breach watchers scratching their heads, NATO issued the following statement on its site yesterday: 23 Jun. 2011 Probable data breach from a NATO-related website Police dealing with digital crimes have notified NATO of a probable data breach from a NATO-related website operated by an external company. NATO’s e-Bookshop…
Author: Dissent
Laptops containing personal information stolen from council building in Kirkby
John Siddle reports: Laptops believed to contain taxi drivers’ personal details were stolen from a Merseyside council building. Twenty-one computers, together worth thousands of pounds, are believed to have also contained the names, addresses, dates of birth and national insurance numbers of cab drivers. Details of environmental health inspections were also stored on the Knowsley…
Sony laid off employees before data breach: Lawsuit
Reuters reports: Sony Corp laid off employees in a unit responsible for network security two weeks before a massive data breach, according to a lawsuit filed this week. Sony also spent lavishly on security to protect its own corporate information, while failing to do the same for its customers’ data, the proposed class action lawsuit…
State extends contract with company that lost West Aurora, Kaneland schools information
Do training using real data? Neither necessary nor smart…. and yet their contract is extended? Matt Brennan reports: West Aurora and Kaneland were the only school districts in the Fox Valley impacted when two laptop computers were recently stolen that contained the personal information of more than 10,000 students and staff from 42 school districts…
Travelodge writes to customers about breach
After The Register made it clear yesterday that Travelodge had a problem somewhere with the security of it email lists, the company responded in this letter to customers: Thursday 23rd June 2011 (3.00pm) Dear Customer, Our main priority is to ensure the security of our customers’ data, which is why I wanted to make you…
FSC Applauds Court’s Decision on Performer Privacy
AVN writes: Alameda Superior Court Judge Winifred Smith this week issued a decision blocking Cal/OSHA’s subpoena for information in the 2009 case of “Patient Zero.” The state regulatory agency had subpoenaed now-defunct Adult Industry Medical Healthcare (AIM) for employment and medical information of Patient Zero, an adult performer, as well as all other adult performers…