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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 280 days ago
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=514463&in_page_id=1770The Daily Mail14th February 2008A laptop containing personal records of more than 5,000 out-patients has been stolen from an out-patient clinic at a hospital, it was revealed today.Thousands of letters were this week being sent to patients warning them that the laptop containing their names, addresses, birth dates and medical details had gone missing.The theft from Russells Hall Hospital in Dudley, in the Blac read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 274 days ago
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http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/frontpage/2008/0220/1203371241270.htmlBy Eithne DonnellanHealth CorrespondentThe Irish TimesFebruary 20, 2008More than 171,000 Irish blood donors whose personal details were on a computer stolen in New York earlier this month will be contacted by the Irish Blood Transfusion Service (IBTS) this week.The blood service said yesterday it was very concerned at the theft of the laptop on February 7th and while records were securely encrypted on the computer, there was a "rem read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 268 days ago
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p strong Researchers at the security vendor uncovered a cache of stolen credentials for top domains across the globe that can be used to compromise Web sites and infect visitors. strong p ...Win a Dell XPS Ultra-Portable Notebook Free Registration to Insight24 Provides Access to Over 5,000 B2B Webcasts and Videos. read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 267 days ago
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A fresh discovery by security vendor Finjan provides yet another example of how easy it is becoming for almost anyone to find the tools needed to break into, infect, or steal data from corporate Web sites. read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 241 days ago
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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 234 days ago
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http://www.fcw.com/online/news/152075-1.htmlBy Mary MosqueraFCW.comMarch 31, 2008Despite federal security policy established two years ago, the National Institutes of Health failed to encrypt a laptop that contained sensitive information and was stolen Feb. 23.The incident, made public last week, demonstrates that agencies have not moved fast enough to secure their data, security experts say.NIH.s National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute said it has reinforced its information security policies and enforcem read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 228 days ago
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http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2008/04/rep-joe-barton-revealed-thursd.htmlBy Todd J. Gillman Trail Blazers BlogApril 03, 2008Rep. Joe Barton revealed Thursday that he is one the heart patients whose medical records were on an unencrypted laptop stolen from a National Institutes of Health researcher.While all 3,000 or so patients are likely anxious about having their privacy compromised, the Ennis lawmaker is in a unique position to do something about it. He's the senior Republican -- and f read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 224 days ago
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/09/AR2008040903680.htmlBy Rick Weiss and Ellen NakashimaWashington Post Staff WritersApril 10, 2008Social Security numbers for more than 1,200 participants in a National Institutes of Health study were stored on a stolen laptop containing their medical records, putting those patients at risk of identity theft, agency officials said yesterday.NIH officials had initially assured the more than 3,000 patients whose records were on the laptop that the read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 219 days ago
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http://www.dailyprogress.com/cdp/news/local/article/uva_laptop_stolen_had_sensitive_data/17976/By Brian McNeillDailyprogress.comApril 16, 2008A laptop stolen from a University of Virginia employee contained sensitive information about more than 7,000 students, staff and faculty members.Stolen from an unidentified employee from an undisclosed location in Albemarle County, the laptop contained a confidential file filled with names and Social Security numbers."As soon as we learned about the theft, we st read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 195 days ago
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http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9939862-7.htmlBy Elinor MillsNews BlogNews.comMay 8, 2008You think your personal information is priceless. But everything has a price, even your stolen bank account information.McAfee Avert Labs has discovered a price list that criminals use to buy and sell credit card numbers, bank account log-ins, and other consumer data that have been filched from unsuspecting Web surfers."Last Friday morning in France, my investigations lead me to visit a site proposing top-quality read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 190 days ago
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http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/ireland/article3698276.eceBelfast TelegraphMay 12, 2008Bank of Ireland confirmed this evening it is investigating another allegation of a stolen laptop.It's understood the laptop was stolen in County Kildare in 2001, and contained details of several thousand life assurance customers.It's also understood that although the theft was reported to line management at the bank, customers were not informed.In a statement released this evening, Bank of Ireland said it read more »
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