One I missed over the holidays. I think this is the first breach I’ve ever seen out of Malawi…. An official at Zain, Malawi’s second mobile operator has been exposed for invading the privacy of the network’s clients by secretly printing and making available data to Information Minister, Patricia Kaliati. The official, Francis Bisika has…
S. 141- Protecting the Privacy of Social Security Numbers Act
Senator Feinstein, introducing S.141 [pdf] in Congress today: Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Mr. President, I am pleased to introduce legislation to protect one of Americans’ most valuable but vulnerable assets: Social Security numbers. The bill I am introducing today aims to protect individual privacy and prevent identity theft by eliminating the unnecessary use and display of Social…
S. 139: Data Breach Notification Act
Senator Feinstein, introducing S. 139 [pdf] in Congress today: Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Mr. President, I rise to introduce the Data Breach Notification Act. This is a commonsense bill that is aimed at protecting personal information and preventing identity theft. The bill would require businesses and government agencies to notify individuals when their sensitive personal information has…
Data protection bills introduced in Congress today
The 111th Congress is now in session, and the first data-protection bills have been introduced today: Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., on Tuesday introduced a pair of data security bills — one that would require businesses to notify consumers in the event of a security breach and another, co-sponsored by Sens. Judd Gregg, R-N.H., and Olympia…
UK: Sacked IT admin sentenced for hacking ex-employer
Dan Goodin reports: A British IT admin was ordered to pay more than £3,000 and given a three-months jail sentence after being accused of hacking into his former employer’s computer system so he could install spyware and delete emails. Julius Oladiran, 46, of South Norwood, admitted making a false statement and gaining unauthorized access to…
AR: Discarded documents lead to worries
Mary Kincy Benefield reports: Aaron Janus of Russellville completed a Western Union transaction in 2007. The Boston Mountain Copper Company — which receives its mail at a post office box — contracted with Entergy for its electricity in August 2004. And the fee to send an international money order from the Four Seasons Market in…