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Ca: Retailer resells computer drive full of personal files

Posted on March 23, 2009 by Dissent

Sarah Schmidt of Canwest News Service reports that a Staples Business Depot store in Ottawa sold a returned computer hard-drive on clearance that contained hundreds of personal files on it. Although businesses have responsibility to protect information under PIPEDA, Staples has a warning on all of its receipts that says, “Customers are responsible for the…

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Overseas card fraud scam exposed

Posted on March 19, 2009 by Dissent

Alan Little of BBC News reports: A criminal gang selling UK credit card details stolen from Indian call centres has been exposed by an undercover BBC News investigation. Reporters posing as fraudsters bought UK names, addresses and valid credit card details from a Delhi-based man. The seller denied any wrongdoing and Symantec corporation, from whom…

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Bits ‘n Pieces

Posted on March 19, 2009 by Dissent

In the justice system: Diane Michelle Nicholson, a former employee of the Holladay Park Plaza retirement care facility, is accused of stealing credit cards and checks from multiple elderly tenants and patients. Read more. Dr. Lisa Michelle Barden, the physician accused of stealing patients’ identities and faking other doctors’ signatures to obtain thousands of prescription…

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EPIC asks FTC to investigate Google’s cloud computing security

Posted on March 17, 2009 by Dissent

Alexei Oreskovic of Reuters reports that EPIC has asked the FTC to investigate the adequacy of Google’s cloud computing security after a problem resulted in unintended file sharing last month. EPIC’s request (pdf) includes Gmail, Google Docs, and Picasa.

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Shell Oil web site hacked; customer data acquired

Posted on March 17, 2009 by Dissent

Radio New Zealand is reporting that Shell Oil says 1,400 of its customers in New Zealand and 4,500 in Australia have had personal details stolen by online hackers. Customers who made online applications for fuel cards were affected and their bank account details may have been stolen. The incident was the second breach reported by…

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Did The BBC break the law in its botnet report?

Posted on March 17, 2009 by Dissent

So…. did The BBC break the law when it bought and implemented a 22,000-strong botnet as part of its Click news reporting? Nick Farrell of IT Examiner reports that Sophos’ Graeme Cluely suggests that they did because the UK Computer Misuse Act makes it an offense in the United Kingdom to access another person’s computer,…

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