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Move over SCDOR. Make room for Human Resources and Skills Development Canada.

Posted on January 11, 2013 by Dissent

Human Resources and Skills Development Canada seems to be vying for a spot on the wall of shame. Last month, they disclosed that an employee had lost an unencrypted USB drive with 5,000 Canadians’ social insurance numbers, medical records, and other information. Even normally mild-mannered and polite Canadians got upset over that one. Now today, when…

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On the wall of shame, SCDOR’s breach should rank embarrassingly high

Posted on January 11, 2013 by Dissent

Embarrassing reminders about the South Carolina Department of Revenue (SCDOR) breach continue.  The Associated Press reports on testimony in yesterday’s hearing by the state’s House oversight panel: Revenue has been criticized for not using the state information technology division’s computer monitoring services — which are offered but not required — before the hacking. While the…

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Tranzeo Wireless Technologies Hacked, 40,000 Credentials Leaked

Posted on January 10, 2013 by Lee J

A hacker collective named Dark Web Goons has been on a spree since the start of the year and now they have released a hack from a large Wireless Technology manufacturer named Tranzeo Wireless Technologies (https://www.tranzeo.com/). Tranzeo Wireless Technologies (TSXV:TZT) leads the wireless broadband industry as a premier manufacturer of high-performance wireless network equipment that allows…

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Global Payments revises total breach cost estimates upwards, but wait until you see what *didn’t* cost them

Posted on January 10, 2013 by Dissent

In September, I posted Global Payments’ statement from their quarterly filing that dealt with the costs of a breach disclosed in March 2012.  BankInfoSecurity.com has just reported on their most recent filing. Whereas last year,  Global Payments estimated the cost of the breach at about $84 million,  their current 10-Q filing puts the cost of the…

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GA: Personal Info Left on City Computer Hard Drives Sold to Computer Repair Shop

Posted on January 10, 2013 by Dissent

Andrew Reeser reports: A computer repair shop in Macon that bought used computers from a government auction site says the ones they were sold had personal information of city employees still in the hard drives. A police report says BC Computer Repair in Macon bought the computers on govdeals.com in 2011. Then, on January 5th…

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Cops Suspect Up to 300 Counts of Fraud In KTSU DJ Case

Posted on January 10, 2013 by Dissent

William Michael Smith and  Steve Jansen report: A TSU DJ has been arrested in an alleged pledge-drive scam, a local TV watchdog reporter said late Wednesday. According to a tweet from Fox 26 reporter Isiah Carey late this afternoon, KTSU radio volunteer Michael Whitfield was arrested earlier in the day and could face up to 300…

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