Tuesday, February 9th, 2010

Recent News of Note

AvMed: Data of 208,000 at risk after Gainesville theft

The Gainesville Sun reports that AvMed Health Plans announced that personal information of some current and former subscribers may have been compromised by the theft of two company laptops from its corporate offices in Gainesville... 

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Liechtenstein bank owes tax dodger damages, court rules

A German tax dodger has won millions in damages in a suit against his Liechtenstein bank for failing to reveal that his information was stolen along with hundreds of other account holders and sold to Berlin for a criminal investigation. The... 

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AU: Extorted companies silent on stolen data

Darren Pauli reports: Desperate companies are buying off data thieves and extortionists to recover stolen data, according to experts. They claim it is “common” for some businesses operating in Australia to pay ransoms to hackers... 

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Shell employee contact data breach affects over 100,000

The following was posted by John Donavan and attributed to Royal Dutch Shell (”Shell”) Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer Richard Wiseman: Colleagues, I am writing to inform you of an incident involving misuse... 

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(update) Ceridian computer glitch may have helped hacker

Steve Alexander reports: The hacker who stole information about 27,000 people from payroll processor Ceridian Corp. apparently had some inadvertent help from the company. According to one hacking victim, a Ceridian employee told... 

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