An unidentified man from Oklahoma used a hand held skimming device for about 3 weeks to skim customers cards to collect “approximately 282″ card numbers. He then told the authorities that he then sold the card numbers to four other men. He was given two laptops and a Nintendo 3DS and paid $600. A woman [...]
14 Mar 2012 |
McDonalds employee skims customers cards
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16 Mar 2011 |
Dumped in skip – Wolverhampton Council in breach of Data Protection ActConfidential records dumped in skip Wolverhampton City Council breached the Data Protection Act by allowing confidential personal information to be disposed of in a skip, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) said today. The ICO first became aware of the breach in October 2010 when a local newspaper reported that council documents containing names, dates of [...]
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10 Feb 2011 |
InfoSecurity – Earls Court 2011This April Preventia will once again be attending the largest Information security event in Europe; Infosec, held at Earls Court in London. We’ll be there from the 19-21st of April alongside our partners eDMZ and Access Layers at Stand B80. If you’re thinking of attending then register here with Preventia for free entry, saving £20! [...]
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04 Feb 2011 |
Stolen laptop from a Yorkshire Hospital was unencryptedAn unencrypted laptop belonging to a Yorkshire hospital was stolen potentially impacting 1,500 patients. The laptop was used as part of an electromyography (EMG) scanner in the hospital, according to the Huddersfield Daily Examiner, and had no data encryption deployed. At a recent meeting of Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust’s board of directors, medical director Yvette Oade [...]
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31 Mar 2010 |
ICO Data Loss Penalties to rise to £500,000 next monthAs from April 6th 2010 the penalties for breaking the for breaking the provisions of the Data Protection Act (DPA) will increase dranmatically. The ICO will then have the power to fine organisations up to £500,000 which is a massive increase from the previous £5000. Penalties will be incurred when “data controller has seriously contravened [...]
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03 Mar 2010 |
Winner: e-DMZ Security for TPAM Suite, SC Awards 2010e-DMZ Security were announced the winners of the best Regulatory Compliance Solution for TPAM Suite at the 2010 SC Awards. The Award was given at the SC Awards Dinner & Presentation in San Francisco on Tuesday 2nd March 2010. Company’s Total Privileged Access Management Suite Selected as the winner for Best Regulatory Compliance Solution. e-DMZ [...]
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26 Feb 2010 |
Skybox Security Unveils New Partner StrategySkybox Security, the leader in automated security risk and compliance management, announced the introduction of a new worldwide partner strategy that responds to the growing need for effective firewall assurance solutions in the mid-market. Elements of the new partner strategy include the recently announced Skybox CertiFire firewall assurance product for mid-size enterprises, program enhancements for [...]
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