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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 331 days ago
Via: http://go.theregister.com | Tags: eu squeals preflight personal data grab comments Discuss  
Invasive DHS system just like the one we're building, apparentlyEU officials are crying foul over Department of Homeland Security attempts to impose draconian and invasive data requirements on passengers travelling to the US. The US demands, however, are remarkably similar to the ones the EU itself proposes to make of passengers travelling to Europe, making the officials shouting "blackmail" and "troublesome" somewhat unlikely guardians of the citizenry's freedoms.… read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 288 days ago
Via: http://lists.jammed.com | Tags: isn personal data stolen nih laptop encrypted comments Discuss  
http://federaltimes.com/index.php?S=3442638 By ELISE CASTELLIFederalTimes.comMarch 24, 2008 Personal data on a stolen National Institutes of Health laptop was not secured by encryption measures, as federal regulations require.As a result, medical data on nearly 2,500 patients is at risk following the February theft of a laptop from the locked trunk of a laboratory researchers car.The [National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute] recognizes that such information should not have been stored in an unencrypted fo read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 287 days ago
Via: http://www.infoworld.com | Tags: sites personal questions pose security risk comments Discuss  
What did your maternal grandfather do for a living? What was your high school mascot's name? Your first pet's name? read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 274 days ago
Via: http://www.infoworld.com | Tags: google defends hold users personal data comments Discuss  
Google has defended the length of time it retains Web users' data following the release of a report on the way European data-protection laws should be applied to Web search services. read more »
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Category: vulnerabilities | Posted by Avatar Staff 261 days ago
Via: http://secunia.com | Tags: icq personal status processing buffer overflow comments Discuss  
Leon Juranic has reported a vulnerability in ICQ, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise another user's system.Be sure to check if your system is missing security updates or have insecure applications installed:http://secunia.com/software_inspector/Feature Overview - The Secunia Software Inspector: * Detects insecure versions of applications installed * Verifies that all Microsoft patches are applied * Assists you in updating your system and applications * Runs through your browser. No in read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 251 days ago
Via: http://go.theregister.com | Tags: your personal data permanently cached border comments Discuss  
Fact or fiction? US Feds won't sayNow that US customs agents have unfettered access to laptops and other electronic devices at borders, a coalition of travel groups, civil liberties advocates and technologists is calling on Congress to rein in the Department of Homeland Security's search and seizure practices. They're also providing practical advice on how to prevent trade secrets and other sensitive data from being breached.… read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 240 days ago
Via: http://go.theregister.com | Tags: hacker posts personal details m chileans comments Discuss  
I told you it was insecureA hacker with a point to prove posted personal details on 6m Chileans on the internet after lifting the information from government websites.… read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 225 days ago
Via: http://lists.jammed.com | Tags: isn healthspring laptop personal data stolen comments Discuss  
http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080522/BUSINESS01/805220343/1003/NEWS01By Wendy LeeStaff Writer The TennesseanMay 22, 2008Nashville-based managed care company HealthSpring Inc. said Wednesday a laptop computer containing personal information of about 450 state residents was stolen in March.The laptop, believed to contain names, dates of birth and social security numbers of about 9,000 individuals, was stolen from a HealthSpring employee's locked car on March 30 in Houston, the compan read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 212 days ago
Via: http://lists.jammed.com | Tags: isn stanford alerts employees stolen laptop personal data comments Discuss  
http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2008/june11/laprelease-061108.htmlStanford ReportJune 6, 2008Stanford University determined yesterday that a university laptop, which was recently stolen, contained confidential personnel data. The university is not disclosing details about the theft as an investigation is under way.The university is sending e-mails and letters to current and former employees whose personal information may be at risk, as well as posting information on the Stanford homepage at: http://w read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 161 days ago
Via: http://lists.jammed.com | Tags: isn stolen laptop busch employees personal info comments Discuss  
From: InfoSec News <alerts_at_private>Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2008 00:17:00 -0500 (CDT)http://www.dailypress.com/news/dp-local_busch_0729jul29,0,6332846.storyBy NICOLAS ZIMMERMAN dailypress.comJuly 29, 2008 JAMES CITY - A laptop containing personal information of current and former employees, including some from Hampton Roads, was stolen from a St. Louis-area Anheuser-Busch office in June, according to a statement from the company.The global beverage company, whose local properties include Busch Gardens Eu read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 159 days ago
Via: http://lists.jammed.com | Tags: isn breach ut dallas exposed students personal info comments Discuss  
From: InfoSec News <alerts_at_private>Date: Fri, 1 Aug 2008 04:06:15 -0500 (CDT)http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/stories/080108dnmetUTD.1f0bd372.htmlBy HOLLY HACKERThe Dallas Morning NewsJuly 31, 2008A computer network attack at the University of Texas at Dallas may have exposed Social Security numbers and other personal information for 9,100 individuals, school officials said today.A security breach in UTD's computer network may have exposed Social Security numbers along wi read more »
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