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Lawyer’s Files Found in Dumpster

Posted on July 5, 2009 by Dissent

Stacks of business and real-estate case files from a Middletown law firm were left unshredded in a public garbage dumpster June 26, making the Social Security numbers and other personal information on the documents accessible to anyone. The files apparently came from the office of attorney William Bowen, 1 N. Main St. downtown. His firm…

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A Treasure Trove For Hackers

Posted on July 2, 2009 by Dissent

Forensics experts at the Dublin office of consultancy Ernst & Young have found evidence that prominent companies in Ireland are allowing home-based employees to download sensitive company and client data to their personal computers. Second-hand computer hard drives containing sensitive information – including hundreds of customer bank, Laser and credit-card account details, car registration information,…

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Redford USD Mail Error Exposes SSNs

Posted on July 2, 2009 by Dissent

Employees in the Redford Union School District noticed a problem Tuesday with a mailing they received telling them about a new dental coverage plan. The envelopes that contained the information had the employees’ social security numbers listed on the address labels, where the zip codes should have been…. The district said the dental coverage carrier,…

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Bike Nashbar Hacked

Posted on July 1, 2009 by Dissent

This site was contacted last week by a customer who had experienced the same problem as reported by other customers of Bike Nashbar (complaints here). Now the Citizen-Times is reporting that discount retailer Bike Nashbar (www.nashbar.com) is calling customers to warn them that their credit card information may have been stolen: A Citizen-Times editor received…

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Dumpster Diving California Banks

Posted on July 1, 2009 by Dissent

There’s a news story on CBS13 out of Sacramento that suggests that at least some banks are still not adequately disposing of paper with personal information. The news team reports that Jonah Nelson has allegedly admitted to stealing the identities of more than 500 people by dumpster diving local banks and businesses. According to the…

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CFTC Fines Interbank for Security Breach

Posted on June 30, 2009 by Dissent

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission today simultaneously filed and settled charges against Interbank FX, LLC (Interbank), ordering Interbank to pay a $200,000 civil monetary penalty for violating rules designed to protect the confidential personal information of consumers. The CFTC order also requires Interbank to establish a comprehensive security program that provides administrative, technical, and…

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