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AU: Govt loses credit card details in attack

Posted on April 8, 2011 by Dissent

Darren Pauli reports: More than 600 corporate credit cards owned by top Federal Government agencies from the Department of Defence to the Australian Federal Police have been exposed in a suspected espionage attack on a Sydney firm. ZDNet Australia has obtained an document that contains 629 valid credit card numbers along with expiry dates, organisation…

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In Surprise Appeal, TJX Hacker Claims U.S. Authorized His Crimes

Posted on April 8, 2011 by Dissent

Kim Zetter reports on an appeal filed by Albert Gonzalez.  Gonzalez has asked for his guilty pleas to be overturned, claiming that everything he did (his criminal acts) were at the behest of the Secret Service and that he did not know that he could offer a Public Authority defense. In writing his appeal, Gonzalez…

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AU: Privacy czar to investigate Epsilon email breach

Posted on April 7, 2011 by Dissent

Fallout from the attack on the giant US marketing and communications firm continues to spread, and may affect millions of consumers globally. Dell Australia remains the only local company to admit customer data was compromised when hackers hit Epsilon’s Dallas headquarters last week. While Epsilon has offices in Sydney and Melbourne, it’s not yet clear…

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House Lawmakers Want Info About Data Breach – So Do I!

Posted on April 6, 2011 by Dissent

Earlier today, I noted that Senator Blumenthal had asked Attorney General Holder to open an investigation into the Epsilon breach. Also today,  some members of the House decided that they wanted some answers, too. Juliana Gruenwald reports: In a letter Wednesday to Epsilon’s parent company, Alliance Data Systems, the leaders of the Subcommittee on Commerce,…

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Blumenthal asks for Epsilon investigation

Posted on April 6, 2011 by Dissent

I knew I’d enjoy seeing what Senator Blumenthal would do on consumer privacy issues now that he’s in the Senate. Hayley Tsukayama reports: Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) said that he has sent a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder requesting an investigation into the Epsilon data leak that affected millions of consumers this week. In…

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CORRECTED: When was Epsilon breached?

Posted on April 6, 2011 by Dissent

Curiouser and curiouser. TripAdvisor.com reported a breach on March 24.  At the time, some sources suggested it was a SQL injection, although I mentioned that there was some possibility it was due to a breach at an email service provider.  Now TripAdvisor.com has sent out notices that they have been affected by the Epsilon breach….

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