As Sony deals with their most recent data breach of one million passwords, we look at the the largest data loss incidents on record
via Largest data breaches of all time.
Category Archives: Data Security
RSA and Lockheed Martin attack
Posted by compliancesoftware
on June 7, 2011
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Thursday, June 2, 2011, we were able to confirm that information taken from RSA in March had been used as an element of an attempted broader attack on Lockheed Martin, a major U.S. government defense contractor. Lockheed Martin has stated that this attack was thwarted
via Open Letter to RSA SecurID Customers.
Netflix fires call center worker for stealing data
Posted by compliancesoftware
on May 20, 2011
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Netflix has fired a call center worker for stealing credit card numbers from customers of the online movie service.
The unnamed employee was fired after Netflix learned about the data theft on April 4, the company said in a letter to the office of the New Hampshire Attorney General that was published online this week
via Netflix fires call center worker for stealing data.
Feds to remotely uninstall Coreflood bot from some PCs
Posted by compliancesoftware
on April 30, 2011
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Federal authorities will remotely uninstall the Coreflood botnet Trojan from some infected Windows PCs over the next four weeks.
via Feds to remotely uninstall Coreflood bot from some PCs.
Cyberthieves loot SMBs, transfer millions to firms in China, FBI warns
Posted by compliancesoftware
on April 30, 2011
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An alert ( pdf format ) from the FBI and the Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center (FS-ISAC) this week warned U.S. small and medium businesses (SMBs) to be on the lookout for online account takeovers and fraudulent Automated Clearing House (ACH) transactions
via Cyberthieves loot SMBs, transfer millions to firms in China, FBI warns.
Health Net Fined $55K for Data Breach
Posted by compliancesoftware
on January 25, 2011
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Health insurance giant Health Net has been fined by the state of Vermont over the insurer’s loss of a portable disk drive that exposed the protected health information (PHI) of 1.5 million people, including 525 Vermonters.
via Health Net Fined $55K for Data Breach.
Malaysian man charged with hacking into bank systems – SC Magazine US
Posted by compliancesoftware
on November 19, 2010
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A Malaysian man was indicted Thursday on charges he hacked into the networks of a number of financial institutions, including the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, and amassed some 400,000 stolen credit and debit card numbers, according to federal prosecutors.
via Malaysian man charged with hacking into bank systems – SC Magazine US.
Lost hard drive puts data on 280,000 Medicaid enrollees at risk – FierceHealthIT
Posted by compliancesoftware
on October 25, 2010
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The names, addresses and some health information of 280,000 Medicaid enrollees in Pennsylvania could be at risk after two affiliated managed care organizations reported the loss of a hard drive from a portable computer.The hard drive went missing in the corporate offices of either Philadelphia-based Keystone Mercy Health Plan or Harrisburg-based AmeriHealth Mercy Health Plan, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. The two companies cover a total of 400,000 Medicaid patients in the state.
via Lost hard drive puts data on 280,000 Medicaid enrollees at risk – FierceHealthIT.
E-crime Now More Common Than Real Crime
Posted by compliancesoftware
on October 20, 2010
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If there was any doubt about the popularity of electronic dupery, it should be put to rest with a report on global fraud released the week by the risk management consulting firm Kroll. For the first time since 2007, when the company began putting together its annual survey on crime, electronic fraud surpassed physical scams as the most common form of fraud in the world.
via E-crime Now More Common Than Real Crime.
Microsoft Exposes Scope of Botnet Threat
Posted by compliancesoftware
on October 16, 2010
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Microsoft this week unveiled the ninth volume of its Security Intelligence Report (SIR). The semi-annual assessment of the state of computer and Internet security and overview of the threat landscape generally yields some valuable information
via Microsoft Exposes Scope of Botnet Threat.
