National data breach notification debate heats up
The Cyber Security Industry Alliance and others are urging Congress to adopt a national standard for consumer protection and notification. - read more: informationweek.com
FaceTime exposes customer contact data on its Web site
Instant messaging security vendor FaceTime Communications Inc. confirmed today that programming errors caused customer contact information to be exposed on its Web site. - read more: computerworld.com
Los Alamos nuclear lab loses more data
The error-prone Los Alamos Nuclear Laboratory has inadvertently released highly classified nuclear weapons material again, this time by email. - read more: techworld.com and pogo.org
Merrill Lynch ID theft could impact 33K employees
A "major identity-theft incident" has occurred at brokerage giant Merrill Lynch that may affect more than 30,000 employees, CNBC's Charlie Gasparino reported. - read more: cnbc.com
Alabama AG announces arrest in identity-theft case
Alabama Attorney General Troy King announced today that an investigation conducted by his office, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Alabama, the Internal Revenue Service and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, has resulted in the arrest of a Montgomery woman for identity theft. - read more: allamericanpatriots.com
Privacy commissioner releases privacy breach guidelines
New guidelines have been drawn up to help businesses take the right steps after a privacy breach, including notifying people after their personal and financial information has been stolen, lost or mistakenly disclosed, says the privacy commissioner of Canada, Jennifer Stoddart. - read more: cbc.ca
Computer security problems found at IRS
WASHINGTON - IRS employees ignored security rules and turned over sensitive computer information to a caller posing as a technical support person, according to a government study. - read more: time.com
70K private details stolen
US - Yuba County scrambled this week to contact 70,000 people whose names and personal information were on a laptop computer stolen from the new Child Support Services office in Linda. - read more: appeal-democrat.com
Virginia Beach employees' identities compromised in fraud probe
Virginia Beach investigators are urging certain school and city employees to be on the look out for any sign of identity theft after a police investigation revealed compromised personal information from a benefit plan. - read more: wtkr.com
5K student loan customers' info on stolen laptop
American Education Services -- the revenue-generating arm of the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency -- has sent letters to 5,184 student loan customers telling them that their personal information was on a laptop stolen in a burglary at a subcontractor's headquarters in Livermore, Calif. - read more: post-gazette.com
