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Prediction 1 for 2008 - Facebook hacked

2008-01-23 12:18:00 by Allen Baranov, CISSP in Security Thoughts
 
...indication of my thinking skills as it was always intended to be, hence the name. It is an indication of my quick writing skill and how I write under time constraints. So, ignore the strange terms, spelling and grammer. Read the content This is also the reason why I don't have a "my top 10 predictions for 2008". There is no list that I am...
 
Tags: major facebook application, facebook application, application, facebook, application runs, application developer, application language, facebook information, facebook explosion
 
 
 
 
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UTUIA laptops are missing after shipment

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2008-06-16 09:37:36 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...indication that the laptop was stolen for its content, but it is possible that there was unauthorized access to information Evan] Do you think that a thief would announce his/her intentions for stealing the laptop? I don't think so. What indication an investigator look for to explain a thief's motives We regret this unfortunate situation,...
 
Tags: sensitive personal information, personal information, utuia, protect personal information, laptop computers, utuia laptop computers, information, laptops, utuia offices
 
 
 
 
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Laptop containing personal information is stolen from U.S. Foodservice

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2008-07-07 23:35:13 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...indication that any of the information is being misused Evan] A breach notification is almost not a real breach notification without this mention Please note that several years ago, the Company stopped using social security numbers to identify employees for internal reporting or other purposes Evan] A good move by the Company. USF is still...
 
Tags: information, personal information, confidential information, protect information, information security policies, usf, usf policies, policies, security
 
 
 
 
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TRICARE breach affects 4,700 households

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2007-12-20 12:15:59 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...indication that any of your personal information has been misused Evan] This statement is a little confusing to me. Are the "external entities" authorized or not? If they were not authorized to use the system, and they had in fact accessed the system, then I would say that the access was probably malicious in nature It is possible that an...
 
Tags: tricare, information, personal information, code review, by-line code review, information security, tricare beneficiaries, beneficiaries, breach
 
 
 
 
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Another stolen Pennsylvania DPW computer, more victims

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2007-12-12 15:10:53 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...indication that any of the information on the stolen computer has been used inappropriately, DPW wants to ensure that potentially affected clients are notified of the incident, and understand that the department is taking every possible precaution to protect them We sincerely apologize to all of those who may be affected by this regrettable...
 
Tags: dpw computer, dpw, pennsylvania, pennsylvania dpw computers, dpw clients, pennsylvania department, sensitive personal information, personal information, department
 
 
 
 
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Laptop stolen from Workers Compensation Fund auditor

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2008-01-03 11:25:59 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...indication that the information has fallen into the hands of identity thieves, "and now the only information on laptops is what anyone can get from a telephone book Victim Reaction WCF has failed to assure us that their procedures have changed to avoid such breaches of security in the future Commentary I am somewhat amazed by the audacity...
 
Tags: store personal information, personal information, information, information security matters, workers, workers compensation fund, laptop, security, security tokens
 
 
 
 
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Recent Symantec and IBM vulnerabilities, giblets, banned APIs and the SDL

2008-01-04 23:37:00 by sdl in The Security Development Lifecycle
 
...indication which compiler is used to compile these DLLs, but it looks like none have stack-based buffer overrun detection defense (such as the Visual Studio C++ /GS flag) or exception handler defenses (such as the Microsoft Link /SAFESEH flag) - both of which are SDL requirements. I also assume that the code is not linked with No-Execute...
 
Tags: linker sdl requirements, sdl requirements, ibm, sdl, requirements, symantec, bugs affect ibm, bugs, sdl refers
 
 
 
 
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GE Money and Iron Mountain unable to locate tape

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2008-01-07 14:01:37 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...indication that your personal information has been or will be used inappropriately We have restored the contents of that tape from the next full set and have nearly completed a search for any sensitive consumer information Although we believe the chance for misuse is very low, we are notifying individuals via first class mail, and providing...
 
Tags: money, sensitive personal information, personal information, iron mountain, breach, hampshire breach notification, information, sensitive consumer information, tape
 
 
 
 
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J.C. Penney customers affected by lost GE Money backup tape

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2008-01-18 10:24:59 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...indication of theft or anything of that sort," and no evidence of fraudulent activity on the accounts involved Iron Mountain spokesman Dan O'Neill said it would take specialized skills for someone to glean the personal data from the tape Evan] It also takes specialized skills to walk upright on two feet. If the information on the tape is not...
 
Tags: penney, penney customers, tape, backup tape, money, sensitive personal information, personal information, penney card immediately, information security practices
 
 
 
 
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E-crime and Socioeconomic Factors

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2008-01-21 07:49:29 by HASH0x8b5217c in Dancho Danchev's Blog - Mind Streams of Information Security Knowledge