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HSBC Heist Includes Data on 130,000 Clients Worldwide, JDD Says

Posted on December 13, 2009 by Dissent

Le Journal du Dimanche (JDD) reports that the data stolen from HSBC in Geneva includes information on 130,000 clients from around the world, according to a story in Bloomberg News that cites the paper and a French prosecutor, Eric de Montgolfier. A former employee at the Swiss bank leaked the information to de Montgolfier, who…

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A prescription for snooping

Posted on December 13, 2009 by Dissent

Andrew Zajac reports: When your doctor writes you a prescription, that’s just between you, your doctor and maybe your health insurance company — right? Wrong. As things stand now, the pharmaceutical companies that make those prescription drugs are looking over the doctor’s shoulder to keep track of how many prescriptions for each drug the physician…

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Wells Fargo says “system error” to blame for mailing mixup

Posted on December 12, 2009 by Dissent

Bill O’Driscoll reports: When a Wells Fargo Bank statement showed up in Janet Levesque’s mail, the Reno address was right but the name wasn’t hers. She opened it to find her correct account number, but fearing for the safety of her identity, she said she called the bank headquarters in California and was told some…

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Warnings issued after possible security breach

Posted on December 12, 2009 by Dissent

Sasha Aslanian reports: The state of Minnesota has directed all of its agencies to stop using a Texas company state officials hired to verify the identities of new employees. A state official told MPR News that it is notifying some 500 employees that their personal data — including names, dates of birth and Social Security…

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Computer security for Minnesota jobless benefits data is called weak

Posted on December 12, 2009 by Dissent

Julie Forster reports: The state agency that administers unemployment benefits is addressing concerns that it lacked adequate security controls for its computer system, leaving private information about applicants vulnerable to data breaches, according to a legislative audit report. The Dec. 3 report details the lack of controls with the massive Department of Employment and Economic…

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Bank firewalls cracked by cyberhackers

Posted on December 11, 2009 by Dissent

Joseph Menn reports that according to the FBI, cyberhackers were able to directly drain $40 million from bank accounts so far this year, “primarily targeting the small and mid-sized businesses that are themselves customers of small and mid-sized banks.” Jeffrey Troy, chief of the FBI’s cybercrime section, told the Financial Times that online bank thefts…

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