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Senate Approves Cyber-crime Bill

incognitus0...@gmail.com — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 09:27:55 UT

Identity theft victims can seek restitution in federal courts, thanks
to a cyber-crime bill passed unanimously by the U.S. Senate. The bill
also increases cyber-crime penalties and adds cyber-extortion to the
list of federal crimes.

Amid Congress' loud brawling over energy legislation the week of July

UMD Releases Students' Social Security Numbers

incognitus0...@gmail.com — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 07:04:29 UT

UMD Releases Students' Social Security Numbers

University of Maryland said Thursday they accidentally released the
addresses and social security numbers of thousands of students.

The University of Maryland's Department of Transportation Services
sent all students, a total of more than 23,000, registered for classes

Patient Information Exposed in Data Breach at Walter Reed

incognitus0...@gmail.com — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 05:13:14 UT

Patient Information Exposed in Data Breach at Walter Reed
Army hospital says 1,000 patients may be affected

By Martin H. Bosworth
ConsumerAffairs.com

June 3, 2008

Patients at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and other military
hospitals had their personal information exposed in a security breach,

Researchers Find Security Flaws In Online Banking Sites

incognitus0...@gmail.com — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 06:01:54 UT

Researchers Find Security Flaws In Online Banking Sites
Customers vulnerable to identity theft, loss of their funds
July 23, 2008
Online banking is convenient for consumers and saves money for banks,
but it might not be as secure as consumers or banks believe.
More than 75 percent of the bank Web sites surveyed in a University of

Baxter Reports A Stolen HR Laptop

incognitus0...@gmail.com — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 06:57:35 UT

Recently, a Baxter human resources employee based in the U.S. was
attending a human resources conference in Chicago, Illinois.
[Evan] Obviously, human resources personnel handle very sensitive
information. Just a couple of weeks ago, the human resources
department at a company I consult for sent a spreadsheet containing

Identity Theft: One Woman's Story

incognitus0...@gmail.com — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 07:32:07 UT

Identity Theft: One Woman's Story

Mysterious data breach causes months of frustration

By Martin H. Bosworth
ConsumerAffairs.com

March 17, 2008

Identity theft can happen so suddenly and so quickly that a simple
unexplained purchase on an account can trigger months of investigation
and frustration, and hundreds of hours spent preventing serious

Man Used Students' Info Without Schools' OK

incognitus0...@gmail.com — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 10:05:23 UT

Man Used Students' Info Without Schools' OK
Schools Promise Free Credit Protection
Reported By Dennis Ferrier

FRANKLIN, Tenn. -- Williamson County school officials Friday promised
free credit protection for children whose identity might have been
compromised.
The school system made the announcement to parents at a news

Re: Laptop stolen from communities secretary Hazel Blears contained restricted information

incognitus0...@gmail.com — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 07:21:43 UT

Thieves Steal AT&T Laptop with Employee Data
Unencrypted computer contains personal information on management,
staff

By Martin H. Bosworth
ConsumerAffairs.Com

June 9, 2008

A laptop containing personal information on AT&T employees and
management was stolen from an employee's vehicle last month, the

Hospital manager suspended over stolen laptop with 21,000 patient records

incognitus0...@gmail.com — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 07:46:16 UT

A senior hospital manager has been suspended after a laptop containing
the confidential details of 21,000 patients was stolen.

The manager, from the Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation
Trust, is understood to have the left the password-protected computer
in the car while it was parked in Edinburgh on June 18th.

Laptop stolen from communities secretary Hazel Blears contained restricted information

incognitus0...@gmail.com — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 06:23:27 UT

Wednesday, 18th June 2008
A computer containing information on extremism, defence and the
housing market was stolen from the Salford office of communities and
local government secretary Hazel Blears last weekend.

The restricted information was not encrypted, and government officials
admitted breaching data security rules when sending Blears the files.

Researchers Find Way to Steal Encrypted Data

inspic...@yahoo.com (laptop theft news) — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 00:11:28 UT

SAN FRANCISCO -- A group led by a Princeton University computer
security researcher has developed a simple method to steal encrypted
information stored on computer hard disks.

The technique, which could undermine security software protecting
critical data on computers, is as easy as chilling a computer memory

encryption can not guarantee data security from stolen laptop

inspic...@yahoo.com (laptop theft news) — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 00:10:45 UT

Researchers: Disk Encryption Not Secure

Researchers with Princeton University and the Electronic Frontier
Foundation have found a flaw that renders disk encryption systems
useless if an intruder has physical access to your computer -- say in
the case of a stolen laptop or when a computer is left unattended on a

Laptop theft his Marks and Spencer and personal details of 26,000 employees stolen.

inspic...@yahoo.com (laptop theft news) — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 01:15:28 UT

M&S staff details left on laptop

M&S says it has already begun encrypting laptops
Marks and Spencer has been found in breach of data protection rules
after the theft of a laptop containing the personal details of 26,000
employees.

The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) said the data on the

Stolen laptop contains art work- artist making a desperate plea for its return

inspic...@yahoo.com (laptop theft news) — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 23:59:33 UT

Stratford (WTNH) _ A computer theft at a Stratford church has one
artist making a desperate plea for its return.

It was days before Christmas and Robert Zilli was putting the last
touches on his mural at St. James Catholic Church. He went downstairs
to get some extra supplies and something strange happened.

stolen laptop contains 14,000 bank customer details.

inspic...@yahoo.com (laptop theft news) — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 23:55:05 UT

UP to 14,000 customers of the financial giant Skipton have been left
open to identity fraud, after the company admitted that a laptop
containing customers' personal details was stolen last week.

Investors with money in the Fidelity FundsNetwork were told yesterday
that the stolen information includes names, addresses, date of birth,