UK Gateway Access Codes Found on Flash-drive
A memory stick was found in a pub car park containing confidential passcodes to the online Government Gateway system, which covers everything from tax returns to parking tickets.
Joe the Plumber as another victim of US presidential campaign
A pair of prominent Republicans supporting presidential candidate John McCain urged the Ohio inspector general yesterday to investigate the use of government computers to find personal information about "Joe the Plumber." Former Ohio Attorney General Betty Montgomery and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani held conference call with reporters seeking the investigation to determine whether the breach was politically motivated or in any way linked to the campaign of Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama.
European data breach laws could land in 2011
European data breach notification laws applying to all online information service providers could be in force by 2011, according to the European data protection supervisor Peter Hustinx.
Security Breach at KRM Management Puts 5700 Employees at Risk
Fresno, CA, USA (KFSN) -- Fresno police say everything from electronics to personal items was taken from a northwest Fresno office. Including a computer with confidential information on more than five thousand city employees ... Like social security numbers.
800 Hospital patient data revealed
A security breach in an online computer system at Mary Washington Hospital exposed the private medical information of some of its maternity patients.
Deloitte loses data on 100 pensioners
A laptop containing personal details of at least 100,000 pension scheme members has been stolen from an employee of the accountancy firm Deloitte.
British Ministry of Defence is defenceless againts breaches.
An investigation is under way into the disappearance of a computer hard drive which could contain the details of about 100,000 Armed Forces personnel.
Deutsche Telekom loses 17 million of personal records
The data breach was uncovered after Der Spiegel magazine said it managed to access customer information via a third party.
eBay Sells British Secrets for 17 pounds sterling
Police are investigating the sale of a digital camera containing MI6 images of terror suspects on eBay, the Foreign Office has confirmed. A 28-year-old man from Hertfordshire bought the Nixon Cool Pix camera for Р€17 on the online auction website before going on holiday to the US. When the new owner, a delivery driver from Hemel Hempstead, went to download his holiday pictures he found photos of terror suspects, along with their names, fingerprints and images of launchers and missiles.
High-speed data breach: hacker tried to blackmail Mazeratti
A resident of Solana Beach, Calif., has been charged with stealing customer data from luxury car seller Maserati North America Inc. and then trying to extort money from the company by threatening to publicly disclose the details of the system intrusion.
