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Posted on March 11, 2009 by Dissent

In the justice system: A string of identity thefts spanning seven states has resulted in the arrest of two suspects in Wisconsin. More. As a follow-up to a story reported previously, Scottsdale police arrested nine people who allegedly ran an ID theft ring that involved stealing customer data from local businesses including the Henry Brown…

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More on the Coleman campaign breach (updated)

Posted on March 11, 2009 by Dissent

The Associated Press is now reporting that financial data for at least 4,700 campaign donors was posted on the internet and contact information for 51,000 others was also disseminated.  A statement from Coleman’s office indicates that there may have been a breach of the Coleman for Senate web site and that federal investigators, when contacted…

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Sprint: Employee Stole Customer Data (updated)

Posted on March 11, 2009 by Dissent

Brian Krebs of Security Fix reports that Sprint  sent letters to several thousand customers  to inform them that a former employee sold or otherwise provided their account data without permission between December 2008 and January 2009. Updated Apr. 1: Sprint’s notification (pdf) to the NH Attorney General is now available online.

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Pentel online store hacked; customer credit card data accessed

Posted on March 11, 2009 by Dissent

Pentel customers who ordered online at www.pentelstore.com were recently notified that hackers accessed their personal information and credit card information. By letter dated March 3 to the New Hampshire Attorney General, the pen manufacturer reported (pdf) that on January 20, its web maintainer and server host notified them that between December 11, 2008, and January…

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Minnesota agency accidentally reveals personal info of employees

Posted on March 11, 2009 by Dissent

Politics in Minnesota reports that the Minnesota Management and Budget (MMB) accidentally revealed employees’ home towns instead of “town of duty station” in response to a freedom of information law request that also requested state employees’ name, salary, job title, and agency. The information was posted to a web site by whoever had requested it,…

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Coleman campaign donors warned about possible breach

Posted on March 11, 2009 by Dissent

The Associated Press is reporting that Minnesota Republican Norm Coleman has asked for a federal investigation into whether his Senate campaign donors’ confidential data have been breached. The campaign first became aware of the possibility of a breach in January but their investigation at the time did not uncover any unauthorized access to the information….

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