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Wyndham files motion to dismiss FTC privacy suit

Posted on September 7, 2012 by Dissent

Stephen E Wieker and Liisa M. Thomas write: In a strongly-worded motion filed in federal district court in Arizona, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts LLC recently asked the court to dismiss all charges filed by the Federal Trade Commission alleging Wyndham engaged in unfair and deceptive privacy practices. As we reported in June, according to the FTC, these practices…

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Update: Alleged EPISD computer hacker expected to plead guilty

Posted on September 7, 2012 by Dissent

Adriana M. Chavez reports: A 20-year-old Mississippi man accused of hacking into the El Paso Independent School District’s computer system last year is scheduled to plead guilty later this month. Court records show Kaleb Harper Ketchens will plead guilty at 10 a.m. Sept. 19 before Senior U.S. District Judge David Briones. Read more on El Paso Times. As…

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Four Twin Cities men convicted in ID theft ring

Posted on September 7, 2012 by Dissent

Dan Browning reports: Jurors in St. Paul returned guilty verdicts Thursday against four participants in a wide-ranging identity fraud ring based in the Twin Cities that bilked about $2 million from banks and retailers across 14 states. The defendants were among 28 people charged in the conspiracy; their co-defendants have all pleaded guilty. Read more…

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Data Breach at Boston Water and Sewer Commission

Posted on September 6, 2012 by Dissent

Iran Kantor reports: The Boston Water and Sewer Commission has been informed that a contractor working to upgrade the Commission’s meter reading software is unable to locate a hard drive that may have contained the commission’s water and sewer account information, according to a letter sent out to residents earlier this month. The missing drive…

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PA: Hacker hands Barto manufacturer $190,000 loss

Posted on September 4, 2012 by Dissent

Anthony Orozco reports: A hacker broke into a Berks County manufacturer’s computer system and stole nearly $200,000, according to state police. The banking system at CWI Railroad System Specialists, a Barto company that manufactures train engine parts, was hacked last month, troopers said. The hacker entered the company’s system and issued payments to banks in…

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Follow-up: Still no word on New Haven city laptop stolen in May

Posted on September 1, 2012 by Dissent

Jordan Fenster reports that a computer stolen in May has not been recovered: Three months after a computer containing the personal information of thousands of city residents was stolen from a public library, the information has not been recovered and no arrests have been made. On May 18, a laptop used by an employee for…

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