Laura Keil of TheStarPhoenix.com reports that a lockbox stolen from Family Service Saskatoon on May 26 has not yet been found. The lockbox contained the names and addresses of donors, volunteers, and clients: The stolen safe had encrypted backup computer tapes that require a special player to play, and the safe was locked when it…
Security experts uncover one-stop botnet marketplace
Researchers have uncovered a fully-functional marketplace for the building and selling of botnets. Security firm Finjan said that the site allows criminals to obtain everything from malware and data, to networks of infected PCs. Yuval Ben-Itzhak, chief technology officer at Finjan, described the new site an “eBay for stolen data”. “It is basically a hacker-to-hacker…
An Odyssey of Fraud
Brian Krebs has a good article on Security Fix today: Andy Kordopatis is the proprietor of Odyssey Bar, a modest watering hole in Pocatello, Idaho, a few blocks away from Idaho State University. Most of his customers pay for their drinks with cash, but about three times a day he receives a phone call from…
Ie: Dead women's names circulated for research
The HSE has been blamed for giving the names of dead women to a high profile cancer research project, an Argus investigation can reveal. The research, which is being funded by the Irish Cancer Society, and conducted by academics at DCU’s School of Nursing, has been ongoing for a number of months. The names of…
(Update) ND: Stolen laptop contained donors’ financial data
The Post and Courier provides some more information about a University of North Dakota breach that was originally reported in October 2008. John McDermott and the AP report: A computer that was swiped from a car in Charleston last year contained personal financial information on 84,000 University of North Dakota donors, it was disclosed this…
Bits n’ Pieces
In the justice system: Richard J. Berger has been sentenced to for 13 months and ordered to repay about $130,000 after admitting that he illegally accessed insurance company computers at The Hartford and Sunlife Financial in a scheme to steal annuity clients. More. Julia Caldwell and Jacqueline Colbert, both Taco Bell of Laurel employees, have…