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Anonymous tipster claims Internet security breach at Pan American Games

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Dissent

Lori Ewing reports: Journalists covering the Pan American Games, including about two dozen Canadians, could be at risk of identity theft or fraud. Personal information about the media is accessible through the Games website, according to an anonymous tipster who emailed reporters Monday. The tipster, identified by the pseudonym Galileo Trueman, emailed reporters claiming he…

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Appeals court decision in Hannaford data breach case could signal new approach

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Dissent

Judy Greenwald reports that at least one lawsuit against Hannford Bros following their 2007 breach is still alive: An appeals court’s decision to permit negligence and contract putative class action litigation to proceed in a grocery store chain data breach because of the alleged damages incurred could signal a change in courts’ approach to this…

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Anonymous and Antisec Attack Law Enforcement Websites

Posted on October 22, 2011 by Dissent

Quinn Norton reports: Anonymous and Antisec factions dumped files on the net Friday detailing data from the computer systems of multiple law enforcement agencies and a law enforcement vendor, including the International Association of Chiefs of Police, Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association, and the Baldwin County Sheriff’s office in Alabama. […] The notice references a 600mb data dump…

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NC: Stolen ID allegations at Robeson shelter investigated

Posted on October 21, 2011 by Dissent

John Ramsey reports: Lumberton police say they are investigating allegations that the director of a battered women’s shelter stole the identities of six employees before she was fired Monday. Christine Fuller was hired in July as executive director of the Southeastern Family Violence Center. Center board member Ken Windley said Fuller falsified her credentials to…

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Wells Fargo responds to breach report involving mail collation error

Posted on October 20, 2011 by Dissent

Wells Fargo sent DataBreaches.net the following statement about the breach reported in mainstream media earlier today: Some of our customers with accounts established in South Carolina and Florida may have received in error pages from other customer accounts in their September paper statements. (Note: Online accounts were unaffected by this error.) The error occurred due…

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College of the Holy Cross employees fall for phishing attempt, 493 notified of compromised personal information

Posted on October 20, 2011 by Dissent

No matter how many times entities warn employees about phishing attempts, it seems that some inevitably fall for them anyway. College of the Holy Cross recently notified the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office that 7 of their employees had fallen for phishing attempts that originated in Nigeria and Ghana. As a result of the phishing,…

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