Some MasterCard holders exposed to data theft

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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

Kaiser Permanente patient data exposed
online

Kaiser Permanente patient data exposed
online 03/17/2005 02:59 AM
Kaiser Permanente, a California HMO, acknowledged that the personal information of 140 patients was accessed by a former employee online. The former worker said the data was posted on the Web for all to see. The company disagrees.

Data theft understated

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

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
(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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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).

News source: heise online

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Senator Floats Heftier Bill on Data
Theft

Senator Floats Heftier Bill on Data
Theft 04/12/2005 11:20 PM
Privacy experts hope Sen. Dianne Feinstein's bill will close large loopholes in existing legislation, following a recent LexisNexis data breach affecting more than 310,000 U.S. citizens.

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.

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.

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

Crown appeal dismissed in computer data
theft case

Crown appeal dismissed in computer data
theft case 01/01/2004 11:04 AM
Royal Gazette Jan 1 2004 10:19AM ET

Hacked data boots identity theft to
critical issue

Hacked data boots identity theft to
critical issue 03/14/2005 05:56 PM

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

Next version of Windows will include
more anti-data theft protections

Next version of Windows will include
more anti-data theft protections 09/10/2004 08:42 PM
SiliconValley.com Sep 10 2004 10:55PM GMT

Lax IT Security Threatens Theft Of
Personal And Other Sensitive Data From
Government Systems

Lax IT Security Threatens Theft Of
Personal And Other Sensitive Data From
Government Systems 03/29/2005 03:05 PM
Information Week Mar 29 2005 6:47PM GMT

New e-mail virus detected, PCs
vulnerable to data theft, says antivirus
firm

New e-mail virus detected, PCs
vulnerable to data theft, says antivirus
firm 01/26/2004 10:58 PM
Canadian Press via Canada.com Jan 27 2004 2:45AM GMT

CardSystems data-theft incident shows
how vulnerable some financial-services
com

CardSystems data-theft incident shows
how vulnerable some financial-services
com 06/24/2005 08:29 PM

Scope of CardSystems-caused credit card
data theft broadens

Scope of CardSystems-caused credit card
data theft broadens 06/24/2005 03:33 PM
It now looks as if millions of cardholders worldwide are affected by the data theft caused by payment processor CardSystems. A Utah bank has also become embroiled in the controversy.

Holders say Yahoo!

Holders say Yahoo! 03/25/2005 08:36 AM
CBS MarketWatch Mar 25 2005 11:50AM GMT

RFID MasterCard

RFID MasterCard 05/08/2004 07:42 AM

Red Hat Holders OK Board Slate

Red Hat Holders OK Board Slate 09/21/2004 04:26 PM
TheStreet.com Sep 21 2004 7:46PM GMT

Dashboard cig lighters are the new
cup-holders

Dashboard cig lighters are the new
cup-holders 11/06/2003 11:11 AM
The automotive cig lighter has become a kind of lingua-franca for chargers of all descriptions -- this CNN piece calls it "the new cup-holder." The same thing is happening in USB: I charge virtually all of my devices (phones, PDA, etc) with retractable ZipLinq USB cables these days -- sure makes travelling easier.

In model-year 2004, there are 47 vehicles that come, standard, with five or six lighter sockets, according to Carsdirect.com. In 1998, no vehicles came with that many...

The Pink Pussycat Boutique, an "adult novelty" store in Manhattan, sells a variety of devices that can be plugged into car cigarette lighter sockets. We'll go no farther.

If you get a flat tire, Safetycentral.com sells a 12-volt impact wrench for removing lug nuts. Among other car lighter-friendly devices the site sells are a 20 oz. coffee pot, a frying pan, an oven, a curling iron, an electric cooler and a special adapter so you can plug multiple devices into one lighter. That way you can make breakfast, curl your hair, run your impact wrench and maybe light a cigarette while you wait for your beer to get cold.

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MasterCard tackles phishing

MasterCard tackles phishing 06/22/2004 10:30 AM
Company wants to attack scammers before they rip off consumers' data, rather than chase down criminals after they've victimized people.
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