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Rush introduces breach notification bill in House

Posted on May 1, 2009 by Dissent

Yesterday in Congress, Rep. Bobby Rush (D-IL) introduced H.R. 2221, co-sponsored by Reps. Stearns (R-FL), Barton (R-TX), Schakowsky (D-IL), and Radanovich (R-CA). The text of the bill is not yet available online, but it was introduced as “A bill to protect consumers by requiring reasonable security policies and procedures to protect computerized data containing personal…

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Bits ‘n Pieces

Posted on May 1, 2009 by Dissent

In the justice system: In Oregon, Ashley Marie Crayton, Devona Lenee Franklin, and Vivian Wang have been charged with ID theft after a complaint from a Wells Fargo branch. More. In California, Cherie Ann Deloura was arrested on charges relating to a scam in which she added her name as an authorized user to American…

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Hackers may have gotten to Virginia health professions computers

Posted on May 1, 2009 by Dissent

Tammie Smith of The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports that Virginia Department of Health Professions servers containing licensing information on all licensed health professionals may have been hacked. All 36 computer servers were shut down “after a midday message popped up on some computer screens that implied the system was being hacked.” The department is investigating and…

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OR: Sensitive Documents Found Outside Business

Posted on May 1, 2009 by Dissent

KPTV reports that thousands of documents with credit card receipts exposing full credit card numbers and checks with routing and account numbers were found in a dumpster behind the Brooke Auto Insurance Company. The company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in November.

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CO: Sensitive documents were not secure?

Posted on May 1, 2009 by Dissent

Peter Marcus of The Denver Daily News reports: City employees and officials are in the midst of a blame game over unsecured juvenile court records and sensitive personnel files. Denver Auditor Dennis Gallagher yesterday issued an alert warning of security concerns over unsecured juvenile court records, as well as sensitive personnel files, left open to…

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Hacker: I broke into Twitter

Posted on April 30, 2009 by Dissent

Bob McMillan of IDG News Service reports: For the second time this year, a hacker has gained administrative access to a Twitter employee’s account. On Wednesday, an anonymous hacker going by the name of Hacker Croll posted 13 screenshots to a French online discussion forum, apparently captured while logged into the Twitter account of Jason…

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