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Staff details are on a stolen Health and Safety Executive (HSE) laptop. It exposes thousands of staff members to the risk of identity theft: “…Staff were not told for 13 days that an unencrypted laptop containing all their personal details had been stolen from HSE offices at the Carnegie Centre in Dublin’s Lord Edward Street.

Staff details are on a stolen Health and Safety Executive (HSE) laptop. It exposes thousands of staff members to the risk of identity theft: “…Staff were not told for 13 days that an unencrypted laptop containing all their personal details had been stolen from HSE offices at the Carnegie Centre in Dublin’s Lord Edward Street.

There is a new federal law enacted to address the consequences of an identity theft: “President Bush last week signed into law a bill that seeks to make it easier for prosecutors to go after cybercrooks, while ensuring that identity theft victims are compensated for their time and trouble when convicted

There is a new federal law enacted to address the consequences of an identity theft: “President Bush last week signed into law a bill that seeks to make it easier for prosecutors to go after cybercrooks, while ensuring that identity theft victims are compensated for their time and trouble when

248,000 in N.C. affected by lost personal data - Via The News & Observer: RALEIGH - About 248,000 North Carolinians are among those whose personal information was included in tapes lost by the Bank of New York Mellon, the state Attorney General's Office said today.

MI6 Terror Photos, Data Accidentally Sold On Ebay October 1, 2008 - 12:26pm — MacRonin MI6 Terror Photos, Data Accidentally Sold On Ebay - Via Slashdot: Barence writes "In what's turning out to be a bad week for security in the UK, confidential MI6 documents, fingerprints and photos relating to

Id theft ring busted in Virginia September 29, 2008 – 12:55 pm September 16, 2008 Six people were arrested in Virginia for identity theft. Of the people that were arrested there was one emergency room clerk, a civic league official and two car salesmen. The group of thieves would steal personal information from unsuspecting people.

In recent years, Atlanta's Grady Memorial Hospital has made the news for its long-standing financial problems and board-room dramas. This time, however, it's a medical data breach that is bringing additional publicity to the hospital, which just took on a new CEO and is working to plug its financial holes.

TSU Data breach SSN and financial information September 27, 2008 – 9:10 am 9-12-08 Tennessee State University had a flash drive that had 9,000 students’ financial information and social security numbers go missing. A financial aid counselor reported the flash drive missing on Tuesday morning.

Most companies don’t tell customers when a data breach has occurred September 26th, 2008 You can blame data breaches on the hackers all you want, but a new survey places the blame squarely on the organizations storing your data. Only half of the companies who admitted to having data breaches notified police or other authorities.