Courthouse News has uploaded a copy of a class action lawsuit against Microsoft and Danger Inc. The complaint, filed by Terrence and Katie Teraszcka, Adam Beckelman, and Michael Guerrero in Cook County Court on November 17th, alleges that the defendants negligently failed to back up data before a network upgrade, resulting in Sidekick users losing…
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Update: Notre Dame U. breach affected 24,000 (updated)
As an update on a Notre Dame University breach involving exposure of personal information including SSN on the web, Sarah Mervosh of The Observer reports that 24,000 individuals, mostly employees but some students who worked for the university, were affected by the incident. Reactions to the university’s handling of the breach and notification varied, depending…
Data stolen from HSBC in Switzerland: Bank
Data related to less than 10 clients was stolen from HSBC’s Swiss branch, the bank said on Wednesday, amid media reports that some names of alleged French tax evaders was obtained by France through theft. “HSBC Private bAnk (Suisse) SA confirms that an ex-employee, previously working for its IT-development group, stole data during a time…
T-Mobile data scam detected a year ago
Chris Williams reports: The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has been investigating the theft and sale of T-Mobile customers’ personal data for almost a year, it has emerged. News of the security breach, which saw rogue staff at the mobile operator divulge contract details to cold-calling marketeers, was only released to customers last month. According to…
WV: Policy to wipe old state computers is working, lawmakers told
Phil Kabler reports: A random audit of state computers up for sale through the Surplus Property division found that an initiative to assure that all hard drives are wiped clean is working, a report released Tuesday shows. Chief Technology Officer Kyle Schafer told a legislative interim committee that the policy was adopted in 2006, after…
Verizon Business Issues 2009 Supplemental Data Breach Report Profiling 15 Most Common Attacks
Verizon’s press release: The latest in the Data Breach Investigations Report series by Verizon Business security experts provides enterprises with an unprecedented look at the 15 most common security attacks and how they typically unfold. In the “2009 Supplemental Data Breach Investigations Report: An Anatomy of a Data Breach,” Verizon Business security experts tap the…