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Possible security breach seen at AOL

Possible security breach seen at AOL 08/20/2004 04:36 PM
An AOL user who logged on to check his online financial portfolio was given access to someone else's data and is calling on AOL to correct what he sees as a security breach. AOL acknowledged an "issue," but said corrective action has been taken.

RentACoder Privacy Breach

RentACoder Privacy Breach 02/10/2004 02:49 AM

Government agency exposes day-care data: RentACoder lands right in the thick of this one.

Two separate databases with personal information about children and their families were exposed. In one case, a list of children in the county's low-income day-care program was intentionally posted for download on Jan. 22 to a Web site used by computer programmers to hire temporary help. Another database, listing families participating in the county's foster care program, was posted to the same Web site in November. Both remained on the site, free for anyone to download, until they were removed Thursday.

The site in question was RentACoder, which we've talked about before. Apparently a subcontrator was having a problem with one of the tables, and thought nothing of posting a zipped copy of the database to a RentACoder forum. Sadly, the database contained information on the routines and whereabouts of hundreds of low-income New York children. Ugly.

For the record, it wasn't so much RentACoder's fault, but they're still in the thick of it according to the article. This can't be good for publicity. Via Slashdot.

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Hackers claim NSA breach

Hackers claim NSA breach 03/21/2003 03:32 AM
Nescafé Open Up

Are you worried about security breach?

Are you worried about security breach? 09/15/2004 01:54 PM
Parliament was suspended after five protestors got in to the Commons chamber. What is your reaction?

The Day After: Your First Response To A
Security Breach

The Day After: Your First Response To A
Security Breach 04/04/2005 09:42 PM

LexisNexis May Have Had Earlier Breach
(AP)

LexisNexis May Have Had Earlier Breach
(AP) 04/13/2005 07:46 PM
AP - A LexisNexis executive said Wednesday there may have been an earlier breach of consumers' personal data that was never reported to the public.

LexisNexis Warns 280,000 of Info Breach
(AP)

LexisNexis Warns 280,000 of Info Breach
(AP) 04/18/2005 07:13 PM
AP - LexisNexis said on Monday that it has begun notifying about 280,000 people whose personal information may have been accessed by unauthorized individuals using stolen passwords and IDs.

Police moved after royal breach

Police moved after royal breach 04/08/2005 09:54 AM
Two police officers are moved from Royal protection duty following a security breach at Windsor Castle.

LexisNexis Breach Worse Than Believed

LexisNexis Breach Worse Than Believed 04/12/2005 01:30 PM

QM2 in fire safety rules breach

QM2 in fire safety rules breach 06/24/2004 11:43 AM
The owners of the world's biggest luxury liner are told to carry out a major safety overhaul after a BBC investigation.

AOL breach gives spam fight a twist

AOL breach gives spam fight a twist 06/25/2004 12:40 AM
USA Today Jun 25 2004 4:25AM GMT

BSkyB sues EDS for breach of contract

BSkyB sues EDS for breach of contract 08/17/2004 01:29 PM
Claims 'deceit, negligent misrepresentation' over CRM deal

Breach of copyright is no laughing
matter

Breach of copyright is no laughing
matter 04/15/2004 09:00 AM
Personal Computer World Apr 15 2004 1:03PM GMT

Microsoft in breach of US antitrust deal

Microsoft in breach of US antitrust deal 01/16/2004 01:05 PM

Hackers breach supercomputer centers

Hackers breach supercomputer centers 04/14/2004 05:23 PM
Computer systems at universities in the U.S. and worldwide were infiltrated by malicious hackers in recent weeks, raising questions about the security of scientific research data, according to an official at the National Science Foundation.

Another University Suffers Security
Breach

Another University Suffers Security
Breach 03/29/2005 08:09 PM
Internet News Mar 30 2005 12:41AM GMT

Another Day, Another Massive Security
Breach ... Yawn

Another Day, Another Massive Security
Breach ... Yawn 04/14/2005 04:59 PM
News of yet another whopping security breach hit the wires today. This time, thieves may have swiped credit card info of more than 180,000 HSBC Bank MasterCard shoppers. We're hearing of these large-scale breakdowns all too frequently, with hundr eds of thousands of people affected each time. They've probably been happening for years and are only coming to light now, thanks to California's disclosure law. Alarming as this is, even more alarming is that these incidents barely register in the public consciousness. Instead, people are misdirecting their fears to Google map lookups and the like, as Scott Granneman points out in his column (don't worry, you've got the right column if you're reading a long intro about a WWI poet). The more we hear about a trend of scary facts, the more inured we get to them. Granneman calls for national legislation that would require companies to quickly disclose data theft to their customers. A good idea, but taking his original point a step further, people might also get desensitized to notices of stolen data. Save for those unfortunate few who have experienced the painful process of dealing with identity theft, it would take extraordinary circumstances for most people to care. Maybe another dozen or so cases of 200,000-plus customers getting their personal data ripped off by professional crooks will do the trick.

US data breach unlikely to affect
Mideast

US data breach unlikely to affect
Mideast 06/24/2005 08:29 PM

LexisNexis Breach May Be Worse Than
Thought (AP)

LexisNexis Breach May Be Worse Than
Thought (AP) 04/12/2005 11:50 AM
AP - Up to 10 times as many people as originally thought may have had their profiles stolen from a LexisNexis database in the United States, publisher and data broker Reed Elsevier Group PLC said Tuesday.

Court: TI Didn't Breach Qualcomm Deal
(AP)

Court: TI Didn't Breach Qualcomm Deal
(AP) 07/01/2004 08:53 AM
AP - The Delaware Court of Chancery indicated Texas Instruments Inc. didn't materially breach its cross-licensing deal with cell-phone chipmaker Qualcomm Inc., Texas Instruments said.

LA Airport Terminal Evacuated After
Breach

LA Airport Terminal Evacuated After
Breach 01/11/2004 07:56 AM
Reuters via Wired News Jan 11 2004 3:47AM ET

Apple Says OS X Vulnerable to Security
Breach

Apple Says OS X Vulnerable to Security
Breach 05/22/2004 03:47 AM
Boston Globe May 22 2004 8:06AM GMT

SEC charges Siebel with disclosure
breach--again

SEC charges Siebel with disclosure
breach--again 06/29/2004 03:47 PM
Siebel Systems charged with breaking disclosure laws two years after being fined for similar violation.

Tufts warns alumni on breach

Tufts warns alumni on breach 04/12/2005 03:27 AM
Boston Globe Apr 12 2005 7:14AM GMT

Internet browser breach defused

Internet browser breach defused 06/28/2004 11:38 AM
The suspect server at the centre of a web security breach has been shut down.

LexisNexis Breach Worse Than Thought

LexisNexis Breach Worse Than Thought 04/12/2005 10:20 AM
LexisNexis said on Tuesday that a security breach which resulted in personal information of thousands its customers potentially being compromised could be ten times worse than originally thought. An investigation has discovered that 310,000 U.S. citizens may have had their addresses and Social Security numbers accessed.

Probe into plant security breach

Probe into plant security breach 05/21/2004 02:13 AM
Details emerge of a breach of security at the massive Grangemouth petrochemicals plant.

Does Gmail breach wiretap laws?

Does Gmail breach wiretap laws? 05/04/2004 01:45 PM
Three nonprofit groups say Google's forthcoming service is an "invasion" into private communications. Privacy law experts are skeptical of the claim.

FDIC Reports Security Breach

FDIC Reports Security Breach 06/17/2005 04:48 PM
Add a U.S. federal government agency to the list of organizations faced with disclosing that personal data has been stolen.

Other News: Massive LexisNexis Breach

Other News: Massive LexisNexis Breach 04/12/2005 11:37 AM
Sensitive personal data on hundreds of thousands of people has been breached at LexisNexis.

Data Breach Much Worse Than Feared

Data Breach Much Worse Than Feared 04/19/2005 09:25 AM
CBS News Apr 19 2005 2:10PM GMT

Orbitz investigates security breach

Orbitz investigates security breach 10/29/2003 12:10 AM
The online travel agency notifies law enforcement authorities about a recent security breach that has resulted in its customers' e-mail addresses falling into the hands of spammers.

PDC Highlights Day Three

PDC Highlights Day Three 10/31/2003 12:37 AM
PDC attendees talk about what areas they'd like to see Microsoft researching, and Rick Rashid shares his thoughts on the advances in traditional and non-traditional computer systems.

PDC Highlights Day Two

PDC Highlights Day Two 10/31/2003 12:37 AM
Eric Rudder talks about how developers can prepare for WinFX, and Gordon Mangione discusses important features in Yukon.

Highlights

Highlights 12/30/2004 09:57 PM

PDC Highlights - Day One

PDC Highlights - Day One 10/29/2003 11:30 PM
Check out some of the activities of the first day of the PDC. Attendees talk about what they are learning and excited about and Robert Hess interviews Jim Allchin about what he's most excited about with Longhorn.

XML highlights for PHP 5

XML highlights for PHP 5 12/20/2003 07:22 PM

XML in PHP5: An in-depth look into advanced XML features (via Keith) does exactly what it says on the tin. Here are the bits that caught my eye:

• HTML Support in ext/xml - PHP 5 can load in not well-formed HTML documents and create a DOM tree from them.
• XPath support - and it works with HTML loaded via the above.
• XML Validation, including support for RelaxNG! I wonder if they'll support compact syntax.
• Extending DOM Classes - this is really cool, and demonstrates how much more mature PHP 5's OOP support is.

Unforuntately, my biggest criticism of PHP remains: all of the above is supported using functions built in to the default namespace! The lack of a smart namespace system (like Python's modules) really gets in the way when you start trying to write reusable code or large applications.

HSBC warns 180,000 over retailer's
security breach

HSBC warns 180,000 over retailer's
security breach 04/14/2005 10:08 AM
HSBC Bank has sent letters to more than 180,000 of its credit card customers, warning that their card information may have been stolen during a security breach at a U.S. retailer.

LaGuardia Terminal Reopens After
Security Breach

LaGuardia Terminal Reopens After
Security Breach 12/24/2003 10:28 PM
Reuters via Wired News Dec 24 2003 9:36PM ET
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