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Starbucks sat on its clear-text password problem for months

Posted on January 18, 2014 by Dissent

Evan Schuman reports: When Starbucks published the new version of its iOS mobile app yesterday to fix its passwords-in-clear-text problem, it demonstrated a seemingly awesome ability to correct a serious security issue in a single day. But was it truly awesome? Not if it knew about the security hole for months. Not if it knew about it before it published the prior iOS app…

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OH: Former Urban League boss off to prison

Posted on January 18, 2014 by Dissent

A former Columbus Urban League executive accused of ripping off the agency was sentenced Friday to spend 3.5 years in federal prison. Former preacher Ovell Harrison had pleaded guilty to one count of bank fraud and aggravated identity theft. In addition to his prison sentenced, he was also ordered to pay restitution in the amount…

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Identity info of every licensed physician in Puerto Rico acquired in hack (updated)

Posted on January 17, 2014 by Dissent

Associated Press reports that the personal information of all licensed  medical doctors in Puerto Rico was acquired in a recent hack.  They report that since the hack, doctors have been getting harassing emails, but it’s not clear from their reporting as to what information was accessed or acquired in the intrusion, other than the statement from…

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Crime victims’ and witnesses’ sensitive information on devices stolen from researcher’s university office

Posted on January 17, 2014 by Dissent

Brian Bakst of AP reports: A University of Minnesota law professor has apologized to violent crime victims and witnesses after a computer with sensitive information of nearly 300 people was stolen from his office, but he said Friday that there’s no indication the thief has accessed the data. Criminologist Barry Feld, a prominent juvenile justice…

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Conspirators testify in Ramsey County identity theft trial

Posted on January 16, 2014 by Dissent

Chao Xiong reports the follow-up to a breach previously noted on this blog: A former state employee accused of stealing identities from a state database and other sources traded that information for methamphetamine, one of her conspirators testified Thursday. Roxanne K. Deflorin, 50, is on trial this week in Ramsey County District Court for the…

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Worried about Target getting your information if you sign up for the free credit monitoring with Experian? Don’t be.

Posted on January 16, 2014 by Dissent

I’ve seen a number of comments around the web from individuals who are concerned about signing up for the free credit monitoring by Experian that’s been offered by Target. So I contacted Experian and asked them if they share registration information with Target.  Here’s the reply I got from Greg Young, Director, Public Relations of Experian Consumer…

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