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Sifting through the tea leaves

Posted on February 25, 2009 by Dissent

In what appears to be a reaction to an article by Kim Zettner of Wired, “Clues to Massive Hacks Hidden in Plain Sight,” the folks at Sûnnet Beskerming posted, “A Data Breach In The Tea Leaves, Or Tilting At Windmills?” today. They write, in part: Increased frequency of reports of small to medium numbers of…

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Notifications reduced to green slips

Posted on February 25, 2009 by Dissent

More than one month after Heartland’s disclosure of a major breach, some customers are first finding out about it and that their card or account was affected. In some cases, however, all they are being given by way of explanation is a green slip enclosed with a replacement card. Steve Wartenberg of the Columbus Dispatch…

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OR: Identity thief gets 36 months in prison

Posted on February 25, 2009 by Dissent

A woman who fled the state in 2007 after being accused of stealing and using multiple credit cards of City Hall employees will get 36 months in prison. Christine Lee Foos, 35, plead guilty on February 23 in the Washington County Circuit Court to burglary in the second degree and three counts of identity theft….

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UK: Three quizzed after huge stash of bank cards found in Edgbaston

Posted on February 25, 2009 by Dissent

Three men were being quizzed tonight by detectives after a huge haul of credit cards and bank machines were discovered in raids. Police found seven card reading machines and dozens of suspect plastic cards at a flat in Edgbaston. […] It is believed that the equipment has been used to dupe banks and customers out…

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CO: Stolen computer contained 1,300 Social Security numbers

Posted on February 25, 2009 by Dissent

Zach Fridell reports: Ten years’ worth of Social Security numbers for 1,300 past and present employees was compromised Tuesday night when a laptop was stolen from the Steamboat Springs School District office. Read more on Steamboat Today & Pilot

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No, the unnamed processor breach is not another Heartland breach

Posted on February 25, 2009 by Dissent

Despite what some people might have suggested, Heartland Payment Systems has flatly denied that it is in any way responsible for the newest reports of another payment processor breach. In response to a blog entry on The Consumerist, Nancy Gross, Heartland’s Executive Director of Marketing, replied: We, too, have heard of a new breach. But,…

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