Kim Zetter of Threat Level reports that: A federal judge in Massachusetts has rejected a request from U.S. attorneys to consolidate a New Jersey case against Albert Gonzalez, who has admitted hacking more than 120 million credit card numbers from Heartland Payment Systems, with two other cases against him in Massachusetts. […] The case was…
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AU: Consumers may be told of ID theft
Kim Christian reports: Australian businesses may soon be forced to tell their customers if their personal details have been stolen, under proposed new laws to combat identity theft. One of the world’s biggest technology security companies, Symantec Corp, says it has been approached to assist the federal government with “advice and support” in drafting privacy…
Ca: Alberta health board cleared in records breach
Because we don’t have a privacy commissioner who actually — gasp — investigates breaches and issues findings, and all we have is HHS which doesn’t publish its findings and leaves us generally in the dark, this report out of Canada is especially interesting. The Alberta privacy commissioner’s office has found that the province’s health board…
Ca: Alberta health board cleared in records breach
The Alberta privacy commissioner’s office has found that the province’s health board had reasonable security measures in place when a virus targeted a computer network in July, potentially affecting the personal health information of thousands of people. “AHS [Alberta Health Services] had an anti-malware system, firewalls and an intrusion detection system in place. In my…
Jon Stewart on TSA’s security gaffe
If you’ve been following the Transportation Security Administration’s gaffe in posting a manual online that was not securely redacted, you might enjoy Jon Stewart’s take on it all. I posted this to Chronicles of Dissent, but realized that heck, since it is a commentary on inadequate security…. enjoy! The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon…
Heartland Lawsuit Dismissed, “Insufficient Evidence” Of Weak Security
Evan Schuman discusses a judge’s dismissal of a shareholder lawsuit against Heartland Payment Systems over on StorefrontBacktalk, here, that is well worth reading.