Andy Greenberg reports: When David Ferriero was named head of the federal government’s National Archive and Records Agency last month, he didn’t just become America’s most important librarian. He also took on one of the toughest tasks in government IT today: plugging the source of a continual stream of information leaks, including what may have…
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Document Details Help TJX Hacker Gave Prosecutors
Kim Zetter reports: Admitted TJX hacker Albert Gonzalez has identified two Russian accomplices who helped him hack into numerous companies and steal more than 130 million credit and debit card numbers. Gonzalez told prosecutors that the hackers breached at least four card processing companies, as well as a series of foreign banks, a brokerage house…
UCSF belatedly announces September data breach
Chris Rauber reports: UC San Francisco said late Tuesday it has alerted 600 patients and others that an external hacker may have obtained “temporary access to emails containing their personal information” as a result of a late September phishing scam. The breach occurred about three months ago, and was investigated in mid-October, but wasn’t disclosed…
Laptop stolen from The Beijing Center contained applicants’ SSN
A laptop stolen from a locked facility at The Beijing Center for Chinese Studies on October 15th reportedly contained the names and Social Security Numbers of students who had applied to study abroad in China between 1994 and 2006. The laptop belonged to a recruiter for the center. According to a notification sent to the…
UCSF doc falls for phish, exposes patient info
Chris Rauber reports: UC San Francisco said late Tuesday it has alerted 600 patients and others that an external hacker may have obtained “temporary access to emails containing their personal information” as a result of a late September phishing scam. The breach occurred about three months ago, and was investigated in mid-October, but wasn’t disclosed…
Drug data mining ban unlikely in Senate health bill
Susan Heavey reports: A Democratic proposal to ban the collection of doctors’ prescription records for marketing purposes is unlikely to be included as part of the Senate’s overall health reform bill, a Senate staff member said on Monday. A member of the staff of Senator Herb Kohl, a main sponsor of the amendment, said the…