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(update) Jp: 14,000 in 26 countries, regions get leaked Tokyo police info on terrorism

Posted on December 9, 2010 by Dissent

About 14,000 people in 26 countries and regions have acquired what appear to be leaked Tokyo police documents on international terrorism using file-sharing software, a Japanese network security firm said Thursday. NetAgent Co said the documents have been obtained by 13,734 people in Japan, 132 in China, 95 in Taiwan and 77 in South Korea….

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Alberta’s Privacy Commissioner shocked over digital devices (updated)

Posted on December 9, 2010 by Dissent

A rash of theft and loss of digital devices has Alberta’s Information and Privacy Commissioner scratching his head. In the past month, there have been seven self reported breaches of personal information, each involving a stolen or lost laptop or digital device. Two of those are government computers and personal information is at risk. Frank…

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The fish rots from the head: Illinois drivers license exec accused of providing customer personal info to ID thieves for gift cards, sports tickets

Posted on December 8, 2010 by Dissent

Amy Alderman reports: A 58-year-old executive of the Illinois Secretary of State’s drivers license division surrendered today to allegations that he gave personal information he found in the Libertyville customer database to identity thieves in exchange for gift cards and sports tickets. According to David Druker, spokesman for Secretary of State Jesse White’s office, Charles…

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TX: Cyber thieves hit Gregg County for $200K

Posted on December 7, 2010 by Dissent

Glenn Evans reports: An international cyber attack on the Gregg County Tax Assessor has cost at least seven taxing entities a total of about $200,000, officials said Monday. Other Texas counties could also be victims. The cyber theft hijacked local tax payments from a daily electronic transfer, that day totaling $690,000, destined for schools and…

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Easy Numbers for ID Theft, Tossed Around by the Military

Posted on December 6, 2010 by Dissent

Matt Richtel reports: The government warns Americans to closely guard their Social Security numbers. But it has done a poor job of protecting those same numbers for millions of people: the nation’s soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines. […] That is the conclusion of a scathing new report written by an Army intelligence officer turned West…

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Jp: Police seize personal info on Internet subscribers after terrorism data leak

Posted on December 6, 2010 by Dissent

As a follow-up to a serious data breach in Japan: Tokyo police have seized personal information and Internet access records of subscribers from two Internet service providers (ISPs), suspecting that police documents on international terrorism possibly leaked online via their systems, officials said. The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) seized the information on suspicion of obstruction…

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