A laptop computer containing bank account details of 75,000 Bord Gáis customers has been stolen in Dublin. It is understood the confidential information was held on one of four laptops stolen from the offices of Bord Gáis nearly two weeks ago. […] The computer was not encrypted. The incident occurred early on Friday 5 June…
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Ca: Three charged with credit card fraud
Dan Ferguson of the Surrey North Delta Leader reports: There were forged credit cards, stolen passports, driver’s licenses, social insurance numbers and computer gear. Surrey RCMP seized hundreds of such items along with two vehicles when they raided a residence in the 8600 block of 154A Street last week (June 11). Nine people were arrested….
Saskatoon police investigating after client information stolen from Family Service Saskatoon
Laura Keil of TheStarPhoenix.com reports that a lockbox stolen from Family Service Saskatoon on May 26 has not yet been found. The lockbox contained the names and addresses of donors, volunteers, and clients: The stolen safe had encrypted backup computer tapes that require a special player to play, and the safe was locked when it…
Security experts uncover one-stop botnet marketplace
Researchers have uncovered a fully-functional marketplace for the building and selling of botnets. Security firm Finjan said that the site allows criminals to obtain everything from malware and data, to networks of infected PCs. Yuval Ben-Itzhak, chief technology officer at Finjan, described the new site an “eBay for stolen data”. “It is basically a hacker-to-hacker…
An Odyssey of Fraud
Brian Krebs has a good article on Security Fix today: Andy Kordopatis is the proprietor of Odyssey Bar, a modest watering hole in Pocatello, Idaho, a few blocks away from Idaho State University. Most of his customers pay for their drinks with cash, but about three times a day he receives a phone call from…
Ie: Dead women's names circulated for research
The HSE has been blamed for giving the names of dead women to a high profile cancer research project, an Argus investigation can reveal. The research, which is being funded by the Irish Cancer Society, and conducted by academics at DCU’s School of Nursing, has been ongoing for a number of months. The names of…