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Man linked to stolen bank data found dead in Swiss prison

Posted on October 1, 2010 by Dissent

Reuters is reporting: A man held in connection with client data stolen from a bank and sold to German tax authorities has been found dead in prison, Swiss authorities said on Friday. The 42-year-old man was found dead in his cell at Berne regional prison at around 0430 GMT on Wednesday, police said. “Findings so…

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Canada’s pursuit of tax cheats starts with stolen data

Posted on September 30, 2010 by Dissent

AFP reports that Canada is joining the ranks of countries who are using data stolen from HSBC by an employee to pursue tax cheats: Canada will “aggressively” pursue tax evaders, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Thursday after France provided his government a list of hundreds of secret offshore accounts held by Canadians. “This government will…

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Pirate Bay User Database Exploited By Spammers

Posted on September 30, 2010 by Dissent

Ernesto writes that a recent hack of The Pirate Bay may be linked to some recent spam users have been receiving: Two months ago a group of Argentinian hackers successfully gained access to The Pirate Bay’s admin panel through a security breach. At the time, the hackers stated that they didn’t want to exploit the vulnerability,…

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UK: BT embroiled in ACS:Law porn list breach

Posted on September 30, 2010 by Dissent

Daniel Emery reports: BT has admitted it sent the personal details of more than 500 customers as an unsecured document to legal firm ACS:Law, following a court order. The news could put BT in breach of the Data Protection Act, which requires firms to keep customers’ data secure at all times. The e-mails emerged following…

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ICO issues a terse statement about ACS:Law

Posted on September 29, 2010 by Dissent

The following press release was issued today by the Information Commissioner’s Office: 29 September 2010 ACS:Law – Data breach A spokesperson for the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) said: “The ICO takes all breaches of the Data Protection Act very seriously. Any organisation processing personal data must ensure that it is kept safe and secure. This…

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ICO confirms imminent data breach fines

Posted on September 29, 2010 by Dissent

Dan Worth reports: The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has confirmed that it is in the process of imposing fines against organisations that have breached the Data Protection Act. Deputy information commissioner David Smith told V3.co.uk at an Internet Society event in London that the regulator hopes that the fines will make a significant statement about…

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