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In wake of breach, vehicle repair organization agrees to improve security

Posted on August 21, 2009 by Dissent

Blackburn-based Repair Management Services Ltd (formally MVRA), a trade body that provides advice to businesses involved in motor vehicle repair, has taken remedial steps to improve data security following the theft of an unencrypted laptop containing the personal information of approximately 36,800 individuals. The laptop, which also held details of 1,900 motoring convictions, was stolen…

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London Borough of Sutton will improve security in wake of breaches

Posted on August 21, 2009 by Dissent

London Borough of Sutton has agreed to take action to comply with data security requirements and has signed an Undertaking to assure the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) that personal data will be kept securely in future. The ICO has found London Borough of Sutton in breach of the Data Protection Act after several data security…

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Bits ‘n Pieces

Posted on August 20, 2009 by Dissent

In the justice system: Yes, another vehicle situation uncovers a credit card ring. This time, Philip Kevin Zilber Curtin was arrested after police investigated his car breaking down and then obtained evidence of hundreds of fraudulently obtained credit cards, a skimming device, laptop computers and thousands of dollars worth of legitimate gift cards. More. Joel…

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Computers stolen from Cal State L.A.

Posted on August 20, 2009 by Dissent

More than a dozen computers have been stolen from California State University, Los Angeles, sparking concerns over possible identity theft. Officials say on Aug. 1 someone broke a window in the office of the university’s Minority Opportunities in Research program and stole 14 computers, two desktops and 12 laptops. The computers contain the names, social…

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8 indicted in $22m fraud against AT&T Wireless, T-Mobile

Posted on August 19, 2009 by Dissent

An indictment was unsealed in Brooklyn federal court this morning charging Courtney Beckford, Gabe Beizem, Rawl Davis, Lennox Lambert, Marsha Montayne, Saul Serrano, Ron Shealey, and Rohan Stewart, with conspiracy to commit mail fraud and wire fraud. Beizem, Montayne, and Stewart were also charged with wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. The charges were announced…

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Laptop theft prompts NKU letter

Posted on August 16, 2009 by Dissent

A Northern Kentucky University employee’s laptop computer – which contained personal information about some current and former students — was stolen from a restricted area last month, university officials said. […] The computer was taken July 22, according to a letter from Sara Sidebottom, the university’s vice president for legal affairs and general counsel. Cole…

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