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| 5,000 NHS records vanish with latest lost laptop
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| The latest data giveway occurred on 8 January. The laptop was taken from an outpatients department at Russells Hall Hospital.
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February 15, 2008 |
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| 8.3 Million Americans Victims of ID Theft
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| Nearly 4 percent of American adults were victims of identity theft in 2005, but half of them did not incur any out-of-pocket expenses.
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November 27, 2007 |
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| British Navy Loses Laptop Containing Personnel Data
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| The laptop with personal information on about 600,000 people was stolen from an officer in the Royal Navy.
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January 19, 2008 |
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| California Governor Kills Data Protection Bill
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| California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed on Saturday a bill that would have put in place strict laws governing data privacy, arguing that the costs to comply with the law would have put unnecessary strain on small businesses.
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October 15, 2007 |
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| Citizens Advice coughs to laptop loss
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| 60,000 records go astray.
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December 11, 2007 |
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| Confidential Home Office data turns up in laptop on eBay
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| Yet more confidential UK government files may have been mislaid by public servants. However, in a sign that Whitehall may be raising its game slightly, this time the data was encrypted - and the copies originally lost have been recovered.
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February 28, 2008 |
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| Connecticut Revenue Agency Reports Missing Laptop
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| Data about 106,000 state taxpayers was exposed in the theft of a notebook.
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August 31, 2007 |
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| Customer Data Stolen from TD Ameritrade Database
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| Cyber-crooks have infiltrated a TD Ameritrade database containing contact information for 6.3 million customers.
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September 14, 2007 |
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| Data for 800,000 job applicants stolen
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| A laptop containing unencrypted personal information for 800,000 people who applied for jobs with clothing retailer Gap Inc. has been stolen.
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September 28, 2007 |
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| Data loss could affect 650,000 store credit card users
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| Credit card company GE Money said a computer tape has disappeared which contained personal information of consumers who hold JC Penney credit cards.
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January 18, 2008 |
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| DHS Employees Sue TSA over Lost Hard Drive
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| The American Federation of Government Employees is suing the Transportation Security Administration after the TSA lost a hard drive containing employment records for some 100,000 individuals.
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May 14, 2007 |
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| Eden laptop theft sparks ID theft fears
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| There's trouble in paradise after a third-party supplier lost a laptop containing the personal details of hundreds of workers at Cornwall's Eden Project. The theft of the PC from the car of a worker for Moorepay, the firm that handles the project's payroll, has sparked ID theft fears.
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June 15, 2007 |
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| Europe mulls anti-ID theft law
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| The European Commission is considering new legislation against identity theft. The proposal is contained in a just-published policy on EU-wide plans to fight cybercrime.
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May 24, 2007 |
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| FCO to probe visa security lapse
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| The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has closed its online service for visa applicants from India while it investigates a security breach that made the personal details of visa applicants available online.
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May 18, 2007 |
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| FTC clears Google + DoubleClick, says privacy isn't a big problem
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| Perhaps this morning's FTC blessing of Google's intended merger with DoubleClick was no surprise, but a read of the final decision reveals an astonishing reason: The Commission claims it wouldn't really have the authority to stop it.
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December 20, 2007 |
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| GE Money Loses Data on 650,000 Credit Customers
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| GE Money admitted it lost a computer tape containing personal data of 650,000 customers of about 230 retailers including J.C. Penney.
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January 22, 2008 |
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| Hackers Snag Credit Card Numbers from Grocery Chain
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| More than 2,000 cases of fraud have been linked to a hacker who stole thousands of credit card numbers after breaching security at two U.S. grocery store chains.
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March 18, 2008 |
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| Hackers steal 146,000 identities from government website
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| The same group that broke into Monster.com last week, also broke into a popular US government job site.
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September 2, 2007 |
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| Harvard server hacked, database of student data on BitTorrent
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| Harvard, the Ivy-league bastion of higher learning released a statement on Monday that its database of applicants to the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences from last year was compromised.
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March 13, 2008 |
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| How to Avoid the Next Data Breach
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| Seven key measures will keep your data safe.
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December 21, 2007 |
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| HP Announces Remote Management for Laptops, Phones
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| Users who lose mobile devices like PDAs, smartphones and notebook computers may soon be able to track the devices and remotely disable them, via a single website.
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December 6, 2007 |
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| IBM courier crashes. Sensitive tapes go AWOL
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| Can we have them back, please.
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May 15, 2007 |
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| ID sales sites start loss leader marketing programme
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| The Information Commissioners' in-tray got a little bigger today as it confirmed it would be investigating a series of ID trading sites unearthed by journalists.
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December 3, 2007 |
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| Leaked email reveals civil service laptop rules
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| Civil servant finally leaks data correctly - to us.
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January 25, 2008 |
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| M&S in ID theft flap over stolen laptop
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| Oops, it's happened again.
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May 9, 2007 |
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| M&S rapped for data loss
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| Marks and Spencers has been told it must encrypt all company laptops containing personal information by April 2008.
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January 28, 2008 |
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| Monster.com Admits It's Been Hit Before
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| Monster officials admit the database breach was larger than previously announced and promise to tighten security controls.
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August 30, 2007 |
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| Monster.com Admits Keeping Data Breach Under Wraps
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| Monster.com waited five days to tell its users about a security breach that resulted in the theft of confidential information from some 1.3 million job seekers, a company executive told Reuters on Thursday.
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August 24, 2007 |
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| Monster.com attack hits federal job search site
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| Collateral damage as Monster talks of previous assaults.
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August 31, 2007 |
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| Monster.com Boosts Security After Data Breach
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| Monster Worldwide Inc., a major online job-search site, said Wednesday it was beefing up its security measures following a significant data breach this month.
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August 30, 2007 |
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| Personal Data on 17,000 Pfizer Employees Exposed
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| A Pfizer employee has exposed Social Security numbers and other personal data belonging to about 17,000 employees.
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June 12, 2007 |
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| Personal data for 650,000 customers vanishes into thin air
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| Personal information belonging to more than 650,000 US customers of J.C. Penney and other retailers is at risk after the company hired to safeguard the data lost a backup tape.
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January 18, 2008 |
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| Personal data stolen by Monster trojan
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| Nearly 46,000 people might be victims of stolen identity through fraudulent ads on job sites such as Monster.com.
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August 20, 2007 |
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| Security alert as UK laptops go missing
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| A potentially massive security scandal is erupting in Britain where three laptops containing unencrypted information have vanished from the MoD since 2005.
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January 22, 2008 |
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| Six Ways To Limit Your Risk Of Identity Theft
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| Identity theft strikes nearly 10 million Americans each year, says a 2003 study by the Federal Trade Commission. While there's no way to guarantee that you won't become one of the victims, you can minimize your risk by following these six simple rules.
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September 20, 2007 |
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| Skipton in lost laptop security woes
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| 14,000 accounts suspended after latest data breach
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December 21, 2007 |
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| Stolen Bank Data Fetches Big Bucks Online
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| Security vendor Symantec says the hacker underground pays best for stolen bank account details.
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September 17, 2007 |
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| Symantec CEO Calls for Federal Data Breach Legislation
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| Data exposure grows more frightening as the amount of malicious software released in the second half of 2007 outpaced the release of legitimate software.
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April 8, 2008 |
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| The Meaning Of TJX's $168 Million Data Breach Cost
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| News Analysis: Is TJX's possible $168 million hit for its data breach anything more than a cost of doing business?
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August 15, 2007 |
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| Theft of Home Depot laptop Puts 10,000 at Risk
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| Home Depot on Wednesday confirmed a company laptop was stolen that contains personal information about approximately 10,000 employees of the do-it-yourself retailing giant.
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October 18, 2007 |
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| TJX's Projected Breach Costs Increase to $216M
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| Court filings have estimated that the data from some 96 million credit cards was accessed during the incidents.
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November 14, 2007 |
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| TJX Agrees to Pay $40.9M to Visa Card Issuers in Breach Case
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| TJX Companies announced that it will pay up to $40.9 million to Visa card issuers who may have been affected by a massive data breach.
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November 30, 2007 |
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| Tool makes mincemeat of Windows passwords
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| A security researcher has released an easy-to-use tool that accesses locked Windows computers in seconds without entering a password.
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March 4, 2008 |
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| VeriSign worker exits after laptop security breach
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| VeriSign has warned workers of the theft of a laptop that contained their personal information.
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August 6, 2007 |
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