As a follow-up to a blog entry from yesterday, I note that TechCentral (ZA) now reports: Internet Solutions (IS) says the security breach reported for one of its business digital subscriber line (DSL) user-provisioning systems was not a hack. According to the IS log, there is no clear indication that the site was hacked, but…
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Computer at heart of criminal case against former CBI deputy director
Howard Pankratz reports: An allegedly stolen computer belonging to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation is at the heart of the criminal case against former CBI deputy director Peter Mang, according to the criminal complaint filed against Mang in Jefferson County. The criminal complaint alleges that Mang stole a CBI computer, its “contents”, power cords, printer,…
Will The ICO Make An Example Of Google? (I hope not)
Almost one month ago, the UK’s ICO announced that fines for data breaches were “imminent.” Maybe “imminent” means something different in UK English than in New Yorkese, where we tend to be impatient, but nothing happened. Now Peter Judge of eWeek suggests that, for a variety of reasons, Google might make a good first target….
Should HHS fine entities who experience repeated avoidable security failures?
I’m working on a breach post for later today but started mulling over the question of whether HHS needs to start fining covered entities who have repeat breaches where the entity did not seem to adequately harden their security after the first breach or to really learn from experience. This is 2010. The excuse “we…
TX: Sensitive documents found in a dumpster
Nadia Ramdass reports from KENS 5 in San Antonio about the discovery of documents in a dumpster at Creston Ridge: Materials found in the dumpster included applications filled out by those looking to lease a home on the property dating back to 2008. In addition, forms contained social security numbers, drivers license numbers, birth dates,…
UK: Moving on from the 2007 data loss by HMRC
The loss in 2007 by Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs of 25 million people’s details was a major warning to the public sector. Rob Buckley says that the private sector should also take heed. SC Magazine has a lengthy article reviewing the HMRC breach and its aftermath, with lessons learned and lessons to-be-learned by the private…