Senator Floats Heftier Bill on Data Theft

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U.S. Senator Seeks Safeguards After
Identity Theft

U.S. Senator Seeks Safeguards After
Identity Theft 03/30/2005 01:33 AM
U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein called for more government protection against identity theft after a laptop storing nearly 100,000 Social Security numbers was purloined from a California university.

U.S. Senator Seeks Safeguards After
Identity Theft (Reuters)

U.S. Senator Seeks Safeguards After
Identity Theft (Reuters) 03/29/2005 07:58 PM
Reuters - U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein called on Tuesday for more government protection against identity theft after a laptop storing nearly 100,000 Social Security numbers was purloined from a California university.

Senator introduces 'phishing' penalties
bill

Senator introduces 'phishing' penalties
bill 07/12/2004 03:51 PM
WASHINGTON - Fraudsters who create authentic-looking Web sites in an effort to get customers of a legitimate e-commerce site to provide financial or other personal information could go to jail for up to five years under legislation introduced by a U.S. senator.

Senator Says He Will Champion Bill to
Prevent Internet Tax

Senator Says He Will Champion Bill to
Prevent Internet Tax 04/11/2005 08:28 PM
PC World Online Apr 12 2005 12:53AM GMT

State senator drafts Google opt-out Bill

State senator drafts Google opt-out Bill 04/22/2004 06:57 PM
No Oogling, please

Senator Preps Bill to Define VOIP, Curb
FCC

Senator Preps Bill to Define VOIP, Curb
FCC 01/10/2004 06:49 PM
N.H. Republican John E. Sununu told eWEEK.com he plans to introduce that would attempt to define VOIP while blocking new regulations from the FCC.

Senator Induces Support for Piracy Bill
(washingtonpost.com)

Senator Induces Support for Piracy Bill
(washingtonpost.com) 07/22/2004 08:26 PM
washingtonpost.com - Congress must pass legislation this year that would effectively drive online digital music swapping companies out of business, a key U.S. senator said today in one of the strongest statements yet in support of the recording industry's campaign to prop up sagging sales in the face of rampant Internet music piracy.

UK taxpayers hit with GBP2bn ID theft
bill

UK taxpayers hit with GBP2bn ID theft
bill 07/15/2004 08:20 AM
Silicon.com Jul 15 2004 11:29AM GMT

Congress Passes ID Theft Bill

Congress Passes ID Theft Bill 06/25/2004 03:44 PM
The Identity Theft Penalty Enhancement Act aims to stop identity theft by increasing criminal penalties and creating a new crime of aggravated identity theft.

Bush Set to Sign Identity Theft Bill
(AP)

Bush Set to Sign Identity Theft Bill
(AP) 07/15/2004 06:48 AM
AP - After two days on the campaign trail where protecting the nation's security was a major theme, President Bush puts his rhetoric into practice, imposing mandatory prison time for the use of fake IDs in terrorist-related crimes.

Bush Signs Identity Theft Bill
(washingtonpost.com)

Bush Signs Identity Theft Bill
(washingtonpost.com) 07/15/2004 10:08 AM
washingtonpost.com - President Bush signed a tough new identity theft bill into law today, legislation passed by Congress in response to evidence that the problem is growing rapidly as more Americans use the Internet to shop and manage their personal finances.

Bush signs bill stiffening sentences for
identity theft

Bush signs bill stiffening sentences for
identity theft 07/15/2004 08:17 PM
SiliconValley.com Jul 15 2004 11:49PM GMT

Still Another Data Theft Discovered

Still Another Data Theft Discovered 03/14/2005 04:34 PM
According to this ARS article, another 32,000 US Citizen's dates of birth, SS numbers, drivers license numbers, and other ID info were all stolen from Seisant, a division of Reed Elsevier.

Reed Elsevier says it is in the process of contacting those affected by the breach and will offer them assistance in detecting any possible identity theft resulting from their lapse.Seisint, which was acquired by Reed Elsevier in 2004, has previously come under criticism for giving government officials the names of 120,000 people who supposedly fit terrorist profiles in the wake of the attacks of September 11, 2001. Now, it joins the growing list of companies that traffic in consumer data without taking adequate safeguards to protect it.

Data theft understated

Data theft understated 04/12/2005 11:50 PM
USA Today Apr 13 2005 3:49AM GMT

Amazon gets heftier dose of
Drugstore.com

Amazon gets heftier dose of
Drugstore.com 12/18/2003 02:26 PM
Amazon.com expands a deal with the online pharmacy to establish a health and personal care department on its Web site, adding to its array of consumer products.

Two held for theft of Internet data

Two held for theft of Internet data 05/31/2004 08:22 AM
Big News Network May 31 2004 12:24PM GMT

Data theft motivates Congress

Data theft motivates Congress 04/16/2005 05:47 AM
USA Today Apr 16 2005 9:53AM GMT

Data Theft Suspect Busted

Data Theft Suspect Busted 07/23/2004 04:34 AM
In what the feds are calling perhaps the largest theft of personal data ever, a Florida man is arrested for stealing consumer information from Acxiom Corp., apparently intending to use it to feed his e-mail ad business.

LexisNexis: 280,000 more possible data
theft victims

LexisNexis: 280,000 more possible data
theft victims 04/12/2005 01:39 PM
An internal investigation at the LexisNexis division of Reed Elsevier has uncovered evidence that as many as 310,000 more people may have had their personal information exposed to unauthorized individuals who compromised the security of a massive database of public and private information, including Social Security and drivers license numbers.

DSW Data Theft Much Larger Than
Estimated (AP)

DSW Data Theft Much Larger Than
Estimated (AP) 04/19/2005 08:45 AM
AP - Thieves who accessed a DSW Shoe Warehouse database obtained 1.4 million credit card numbers and the names on those accounts — 10 times more than investigators estimated last month.

Personal Data Theft: It's Outrageous

Personal Data Theft: It's Outrageous 04/18/2005 08:41 AM
Business Week Apr 18 2005 12:39PM GMT

DSW Data Theft Larger Than Predicted

DSW Data Theft Larger Than Predicted 04/19/2005 04:37 AM
AP via Los Angeles Times Apr 19 2005 7:49AM GMT

DSW Data Theft Larger Than Predicted
(AP)

DSW Data Theft Larger Than Predicted
(AP) 04/18/2005 11:16 PM
AP - Thieves who accessed a DSW Shoe Warehouse database obtained 1.4 million credit card numbers and the names on those accounts — 10 times more than investigators estimated last month.

Some MasterCard holders exposed to data
theft

Some MasterCard holders exposed to data
theft 04/14/2005 10:08 PM

Laptop theft puts data of 98,000 at risk

Laptop theft puts data of 98,000 at risk 03/29/2005 04:43 PM
ZDNet Mar 29 2005 8:09PM GMT

Computer theft may expose data on
180,000 patients

Computer theft may expose data on
180,000 patients 04/08/2005 05:45 PM
Two computers containing information on 180,000 patients were stolen from San Jose Medical Group on March 28.

Preventing Data Theft From A Stolen
Laptop

Preventing Data Theft From A Stolen
Laptop 12/24/2003 07:39 AM

Laptop theft exposes UC-Berkeley data

Laptop theft exposes UC-Berkeley data 03/29/2005 03:06 PM
San Jose Mercury News Mar 29 2005 6:09PM GMT

Another case of massive consumer data
theft

Another case of massive consumer data
theft 03/14/2005 04:51 PM
It must be the season for playing free and easy with consumer data. Consumer data aggregator Sesint reports that hackers broke into one of their databases and made off the info on 32,000 US consumers.

Workplace data theft runs rampant

Workplace data theft runs rampant 02/15/2004 03:33 AM
Many staff are happy to steal key information from the firms they work for, a study has found.

Laptop theft leaks data of 98,000 people

Laptop theft leaks data of 98,000 people 04/01/2005 03:37 AM
TechSpot Apr 1 2005 8:10AM GMT

Guilty Plea in Theft of Data on AOL
Users

Guilty Plea in Theft of Data on AOL
Users 02/05/2005 09:04 PM
A former software engineer at America Online pleaded guilty to stealing and selling user names and e-mail addresses, setting off an avalanche of up to seven billion unsolicited e-mail messages.

Credit card data theft could grow in
scale

Credit card data theft could grow in
scale 04/14/2005 03:47 PM
Blog: Both MasterCard and Visa have confirmed a security breach at a U.S. based retailer that may have compromised the credit card...

Microsoft’s PUMA to prevent theft of
audio data

Microsoft’s PUMA to prevent theft of
audio data 03/14/2005 06:26 PM
At the end of April at the WinHEC 2005 developers´ conference Microsoft intends to furnish further details on the copy protection functions of the successor to Windows XP Longhorn, which is planned for 2006. The preliminary WinHEC 2005 Master List of Tracks and Sessions under the heading Media Advances for the Windows PC Architecture lists a number of events dealing with the form of control of use known as Digital Rights Management (DRM). One of these track sessions will, for instance, be concerned with the Protected Media Path (PMP), which is to be established for media data in Longhorn PCs.

A Protected Environment (PE), whilst providing a Protected Video Path (PVP) and Protected User Mode Audio (PUMA), will enforce defined requirements on hardware drivers (for TV or graphics cards, say). These channels are to be proof against data theft by rogue software. PUMA runs in the PE, with the PVP even encrypting data transfer to the graphics card over the PCI Express Port (AES 128). A PC´s outlets - in the case of video signals the outlet of the graphics card - are also integrated into the output protection management concept (OPM).

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GM credit card holders warned of data
theft

GM credit card holders warned of data
theft 04/16/2005 05:46 AM
Houston Chronicle Apr 16 2005 10:22AM GMT

Microsoft’s PUMA to prevent theft of
audio data

Microsoft’s PUMA to prevent theft of
audio data 03/14/2005 05:46 PM
At the end of April at the WinHEC 2005 developers´ conference Microsoft intends to furnish further details on the copy protection functions of the successor to Windows XP Longhorn, which is planned for 2006. The preliminary WinHEC 2005 Master List of Tracks and Sessions under the heading Media Advances for the Windows PC Architecture lists a number of events dealing with the form of control of use known as Digital Rights Management (DRM). One of these track sessions will, for instance, be concerned with the Protected Media Path (PMP), which is to be established for media data in Longhorn PCs. A Protected Environment (PE), whilst providing a Protected Video Path (PVP) and Protected User Mode Audio (PUMA), will enforce defined requirements on hardware drivers (for TV or graphics cards, say). These channels are to be proof against data theft by rogue software. PUMA runs in the PE, with the PVP even encrypting data transfer to the graphics card over the PCI Express Port (AES 128). A PC´s outlets - in the case of video signals the outlet of the graphics card - are also integrated into the output protection management concept (OPM). Here Microsoft mentions known output protection schemes such as HDCP, Macrovision or CGMS-A, but also speaks of artificial resolution constrictors. According to Microsoft "significant hardware features must be implemented in graphics chips for Windows Longhorn to support PVP and OPM, with additional larger implications for the drivers." The longer term project PAP is to introduce audio encryption all the way to the audio codec chips.

LexisNexis Revises Potential Data Theft
Figure By Tenfold

LexisNexis Revises Potential Data Theft
Figure By Tenfold 04/13/2005 01:42 AM
Information Week Apr 13 2005 5:58AM GMT

Spammer charged in huge Acxiom personal
data theft

Spammer charged in huge Acxiom personal
data theft 07/22/2004 09:53 AM
Hack to spam indictment

Data theft fallout: US may ban sale of
Social Security numbers

Data theft fallout: US may ban sale of
Social Security numbers 03/17/2005 02:53 AM
At congressional hearings today, the companies involved in a spate of recent consumer data thefts were apologetic. Congress didn't appear impressed.
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