http://www.darkreading.com/security/attacks/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=212201246



By Tim Wilson

DarkReading

Dec 01, 2008



An IT manager of a Canadian direct marketing firm has been accused of 

absconding with a copy of the company's customer database.



According to a report in last week's Vancouver Sun, an affidavit filed 

with the British Columbia Supreme Court accuses Nick Belmonte, vice 

president of IT at C-W Group, of stealing a computer backup tape 

containing names and information about 3.2 million customers -- 

potentially worth more than $10 million. The tape also contained credit 

card and bank account information of more than 800,000 customers.



"The customer library could also potentially be marketed as a discrete 

asset with a value in the tens of millions of dollars," the affidavit 

said.



In her affidavit, C-W chief executive Gloria Evans recalled she became 

extremely concerned that Belmonte had recently ordered another employee 

to bring three backup tapes to his office, where he made copies. Only 

two tapes were found on Belmonte's desk. "The tape containing the 

customer library data was missing," the statement says.



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Received on Mon Dec 01 2008 - 23:29:28 PST