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InternetNews December 29, 2009 |
Penn State Breach Continues University Data Woes Latest in a string of security incidents at universities compromises personal information of more than 30,000 students.  |
InternetNews June 28, 2010 |
FIU Latest University to Expose Student Data More than 19,000 Florida International University students are busy checking their credit reports this week after school officials confirmed that tons of personal information was stored on an unsecured database.  |
InternetNews December 13, 2010 |
Data Breach Exposes Wisconsin Students' Data The University of Wisconsin became the latest U.S. college to endure a major data breach this year, putting the personal information of 60,000-plus former students and staff members at risk.  |
InternetNews December 16, 2010 |
760,000 Exposed in Ohio State Breach A massive data breach at Ohio State University has current and former students and staff scrambling to check their credit reports.  |
InternetNews December 12, 2006 David Needle |
UCLA Database Hole Exposed 800,000 to ID Theft UCLA Web site touted the school's IT security the same day it discovered hackers had broken into its computer system.  |
InternetNews July 20, 2005 Tim Gray |
Hackers Head to School in Droves Universities appear to be the new favorite target of hackers, as the University of Southern California becomes the latest to get hit.  |
InternetNews September 29, 2005 Tim Gray |
Another University System Suffers Breach Crackers continue to exploit American universities' computer weaknesses.  |
InternetNews June 8, 2010 |
Penn State Deals With Latest Data Breach Penn State University officials are warning more than 15,000 students that yet another preventable data breach has compromised their personal data.  |
InternetNews January 5, 2010 |
Hacker Hits Eastern Washington University Colleges continue to be popular targets for hackers, with another 130,000 student records exposed.  |
InternetNews March 21, 2005 Tim Gray |
California University Computer System Hacked Attackers gain access to private student data.  |
InternetNews August 3, 2010 |
Health Care Orgs Endure Data Breach Epidemic Hospitals, medical centers and physicians' offices have been responsible for a disproportionately large number of data breaches so far this year, according to one security study.  |
PC Magazine July 10, 2003 Sebastian Rupley |
California's Two-Fisted Privacy Stance A new state identity-theft law actually extends far beyond the state.  |
U.S. Banker March 2003 Melissa Solomon |
Is California Asking for Too Much Information? A new law is aimed at protecting customers from identity theft. The disclosures finance companies make could be embarrassing. Not telling could hurt even more.  |
InternetNews May 11, 2009 Alex Goldman |
UC Berkeley Says Hackers Breached Database Officials at the University of California at Berkeley on Friday began notifying students and the public that hackers had breached a healthcare database at the school, potentially gaining access to the personal information of up to 160,000 students dating back to 1999.  |
InternetNews October 18, 2010 |
Massive Data Breach Zings Florida University The FBI is investigating another hacking incident that exposed 106,000-plus students' most sensitive information.  |
InternetNews March 18, 2005 Jim Wagner |
Boston College Reports Network Breach College officials will look at methods other than Social Security numbers to identify alumni and students after a hacker gains access to an on-campus system.  |
InternetNews March 29, 2005 Tim Gray |
Another University Suffers Security Breach UC Berkeley joins a growing list of schools losing vital student information to hackers.  |
Bank Systems & Technology November 20, 2008 Orla O'Sullivan |
Best Practices on Data Breaches The task of informing consumers of a breach falls on banks. How the institutions do that is key to how they will be perceived by their customers.  |
InternetNews September 17, 2010 |
Rice University Deals With New Data Breach A stolen device containing student and faculty data went missing, putting personal information including Social Security numbers and birth dates up for grabs.  |
InternetNews January 7, 2011 |
ITRC Seeks Full Data Breach Disclosure With major data breaches on the rise, the Identity Theft Resource Center is urging the formation of a centralized, searchable repository for the public to keep track of what institutions have seen their information compromised.  |
InternetNews May 26, 2006 Clint Boulton |
Sacred Heart Data Hacked Sacred Heart University became the latest school to fall victim to a computer hack, which exposed the personal information of as many as 135,000 students and alumni.  |
Bank Systems & Technology November 6, 2008 Orla O'Sullivan |
2008 Data Breaches: 30 Million and Counting Roughly 30 million consumers have had sensitive personal data stolen in the 552 reported data breaches so far in 2008.  |
CRM September 7, 2012 Dale Dabbs |
Protect Your Most Valuable Business Assets--Your Customers Optimal CRM incorporates data protection best practices to curtail identity theft.  |
The Motley Fool September 14, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Is Your Brokerage Account Safe? A security breach at TD AMERITRADE creates headaches. With identity theft on the rise, it wouldn't hurt to ask your broker what's it's doing to prevent something like this from happening to you.  |
InternetNews May 23, 2006 Roy Mark |
VA Data Breach Stirs Washington In the second-largest data breach on record -- and the biggest Social Security numbers breach ever - the Department of Veterans Affairs disclosed Monday approximately 26.5 million veterans are at risk of identity theft.  |
InternetNews September 28, 2009 |
UNC Breach Exposes Social Security Numbers University officials are notifying more than 163,000 women that their personal data may have been compromised by hackers more than two years ago.  |
InternetNews January 14, 2010 |
Hacker Breaches N.Y. Bank Long Island bank notifying 8,000 customers that their accounts have been compromised.  |
InternetNews July 10, 2007 Roy Mark |
Many Breaches, Few ID Thefts Data breaches are frequent, but evidence of actual identity theft resulting from the breaches is limited, according to a new report by the General Accountability Office.  |
Fast Company John Paul Titlow |
After A Hack, Slack Adds Two-Factor Authentication -- Is That Good Enough? The fast-growing enterprise chat startup confirmed today that its database was breached in February and that the intruder had access to the names, email addresses, and encrypted passwords of Slack users.  |
Job Journal March 9, 2008 |
Career Snapshot: Emergency Medical Technician (Emt) Job Prospects are good for EMTs, who bring critical care whenever and wherever it's needed.  |
InternetNews December 20, 2005 Jim Wagner |
Guidance Software Investigating Stolen Data Computer forensic specialist Guidance Software found itself on the receiving end of a malicious hacking attack that managed to swipe sensitive information on reportedly thousands of customers.  |
Wall Street & Technology October 23, 2007 Melanie Rodier |
How Are U.S. Businesses and Lawmakers Responding to Data Breaches? Nearly 77 million individuals have been affected by data breaches so far this year. But even after suffering a data breach, many businesses failed to implement encryption solutions or seek legal counsel.  |
InternetNews June 26, 2006 Roy Mark |
Latest Breach Hits Navy The U.S. Navy is notifying as many as 28,000 in the latest government failure to protect personal data.  |
InternetNews August 4, 2006 Roy Mark |
Data Breaches And Congress A roundup of where federal data breach security laws stand.  |
Information Today May 2005 Phillip Britt |
Protecting Private Information In addition to the separation of security duties, the culture of the company may be one of the most important aspects in protecting sensitive information.  |
The Motley Fool April 28, 2011 Dayana Yochim |
Aaack! My PlayStation's Been Hacked! Sony's massive leak of customers' private information from the PlayStation Network is a reminder that you should watch for signs that you've been the victim of identity theft. If you are a victim, what should you do?  |
CRM September 1, 2006 Petouhoff & Johnson |
How Much Is Your Customers' Trust Worth? With the profitability of data theft, there does not seem to be an end to the crime unless customer data protection becomes job number one. And while no company expects to have a data breach, the cost of preventing one may well be worth the price.  |
InternetNews July 9, 2010 |
Hackers Raid University of Maine's Servers The social security numbers and other personal data of over 4,500 students were compromised in the attack.  |
InternetNews June 14, 2010 |
Lax Data Security Results in Heavy Fines Five California hospitals got an expensive reminder of just how serious the state is about protecting patients' sensitive data. Expect more of the same in the near future.  |
PC Magazine May 1, 2009 Matthew D. Sarrel |
Identity Theft: It's Out of Your Hands The most important thing you have is you, right? And online, you are your identity. If xyz.com doesn't value you enough to keep you safe, then does that company really deserve your business?  |
InternetNews April 16, 2010 |
Mississippi Latest to OK Data Breach Notice Law Businesses in the state must now immediately notify customers when their personal information has been exposed.  |
InternetNews October 29, 2010 |
Google Gets a Pass From FTC in Street View Case Authorities at the Federal Trade Commission opt not to take action against Google for inadvertently collecting Internet transmissions with its Street View cars.  |
InternetNews February 6, 2007 Roy Mark |
Concealment a Crime in Latest Data Breach Bill Additional legislation calls for criminal penalties for concealing breaches and consumer notification of 'significant' breaches.  |
InternetNews January 17, 2007 Ed Sutherland |
Less Data, More Security Will data minimization be the key to enhancing data security? Experts say it's a trend to watch.  |
InternetNews January 28, 2009 Richard Adhikari |
Monster Breach Shows Security Needs Rethinking Is corporate security fighting yesterday's war with last decade's weapons?  |
InternetNews May 1, 2009 Kenneth Corbin |
Twitter's Security Woes Continue Celebrity profiles exposed as hacker gains access to Twitter's admin account.  |
InternetNews July 28, 2005 Roy Mark |
ID Theft Bill Wends Through Senate The proposed law calls for full disclosure to consumers when sensitive personal data is breached or lost.  |
Reason June 2008 Ronald Bailey |
Queue Up Facing lengthening waits at hospitals, the British government has set a targeted turnaround time of four hours from arrival in an emergency room to treatment by a medical professional.  |
Bank Systems & Technology July 12, 2007 Larry Greenemeier |
Link Between Data Breaches And ID Theft Unclear, GAO Reports A U.S. Government Accountability Office report indicates that while the amount of information lost or stolen is disturbing, it's difficult to prove that these breaches lead to identity theft.  |
InternetNews January 12, 2007 Roy Mark |
Data Breach Law Back in Senate Businesses and government agencies would have to notify consumers under certain circumstances of data breaches under legislation introduced by U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein.  |