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Update: Victoria university’s hard drives found with thieves’ note

Posted on January 27, 2012 by Dissent

Some of the computer devices stolen from the University of Victoria earlier this month have been recovered, along with a repentant note from the thieves that police are finding hard to believe. A postal worker found the hard drives and other computer devices in a green garbage bag stuffed in a mailbox in the nearby…

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Euronet faces first criminal computer breach of secure payment data

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Dissent

Alyson Raletz reports: Euronet Worldwide Inc., a Leawood company that provides secure payment services, has reported a criminal computer security breach. Euronet (Nasdaq: EEFT) said the breach targeted a “small portion” of its European business in late 2011, according a Monday filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Read more on Kansas City Business Journal.

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Follow-up: Chartered Institute of Public Relations signs undertaking after membership applications lost on train

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Dissent

As a follow-up to a breach reported previously on this blog, the Chartered Institute of Public Relations has signed an undertaking with the Information Commissioner’s Office. From the undertaking: In May 2011, the Information Commissioner (the “Commissioner”) became aware of an incident involving the loss of up to 30 CIPR membership application forms. A member…

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UK: Manpower UK Ltd e-mail gaffe results in undertaking for violating the Data Protection Act

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Dissent

An undertaking has been signed by Manpower UK Ltd following a breach of the Data Protection Act where a spreadsheet containing 400 people’s personal details was accidentally emailed to 60 employees. Although no date is given for the breach, the undertaking indicates: The Information Commissioner (the ‘Commissioner’) was provided with a report indicating that one…

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Aussie regulator warns online traders after account breaches

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Dissent

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (Asic) is urging the country’s online traders to “urgently review” their account security after a wave of hacks. The watchdog says that during its regular surveillance it has “become aware of several stockbroking account intrusions involving unauthorised access and trading”. Read more on Finextra.

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Ca: UVic had policies in place to secure confidential data

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Dissent

Kyle Slavin reports: Stolen information affecting the bank accounts of thousands of people would never have ended up in the hands of thieves if an existing policy was followed at the University of Victoria. Before assigning blame, the school wants to wait for two reviews looking into whether an employee failed to follow policy by…

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