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CA: Stolen police laptops had access to county data system

Posted on March 10, 2009 by Dissent

Laura Norton of The Press Democrat reports that four laptops with access to personal information on the department’s more than 1,000 employees were stolen from Sonoma County Sheriff’s Department police vehicles. While the laptops were in the police vehicles, they could access the county data system, although there is no indication that the thieves did…

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Another stolen FEMA laptop highlights data protection problems within the agency

Posted on March 6, 2009 by Dissent

Diane Krieger Spivak of the Post-Tribune reports that a laptop containing Social Security numbers and other personal information on approximately 50 victims of the September’s floods was stolen from a housing inspector’s car on November 4. There was no explanation of why a housing inspector was in possession of the laptop. A FEMA spokesperson acknowledged…

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Bits ‘n Pieces

Posted on March 5, 2009 by Dissent

In the justice system: John Shiefer, the Los Angeles computer security consultant who turned thousands of computers into zombies, was sentenced to  four years in prison. More. Four Arizona men accused of spending more than $1 million using stolen credit cards are being held in a Maricopa County jail; they allegedly obtained the card numbers…

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OH: St. Rita’s patients warned of possible ID theft

Posted on March 5, 2009 by Dissent

A  bag stolen last month from the car of a home-health employee for  St. Rita’s Medical Center contained personal and/or medical information on 242 patients, including, in some cases, Social Security numbers. Read more in LimaOhio.com

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FL: Personal info on computers stolen from repair shop

Posted on March 4, 2009 by Dissent

Dozens of families in Volusia County had their personal information stolen when computers were stolen from a repair shop, Instant IT.  And the repair shop discovered it may not have insurance to cover the theft…. Read more on WFTV

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NYPD civilian worker busted in mass cop-ID Theft

Posted on March 4, 2009 by Dissent

Reuven Blau reports: A civilian official of the NYPD’s pension fund has been charged with taking computer data that could be used to steal the identities of 80,000 current and retired cops, sources said. Anthony Bonelli allegedly got into a secret backup-data warehouse on Staten Island last month and walked out with eight tapes packed…

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