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Three indicted for Hannaford, Heartland data breaches
A grand jury has charged three men for their role in stealing more than 130 million credit and debit cards from Heartland Payment Systems and several other companies. Article
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Data has become too distributed to secure, Forrester says
A Forrester Security Forum will address ways security pros can relax security policy and focus on mitigating the risks associated with employee use of Web-based tools and services. Article
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Mozilla shuts down online store after third-party security breach
Mozilla took its e-store site, Mozilla Store, offline Tuesday after it learned that the vendor responsible for running it had suffered a security breach. Article
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Network Solutions data security breach exposes a half-million credit card numbers
Company says intruders planted malicious code on Web servers supporting its e-commerce customers. Article
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Researchers predict SSNs, crack algorithm putting identities at risk
The success rate is as high as 90% for individuals born after 1989 in less populous states. Some data was gleaned from social networking sites. Article
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TJX to pay $9.75 million for data breach investigations
The company agrees to pay legal expenses related to investigations conducted by 41 Attorneys Generals and establish a data security fund for states. Article
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Man pleads guilty in online banking hacking scam
Defendant schemed with others to steal money from online bank accounts using credentials stolen with malware. News
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White House cybersecurity czar faces major hurdles
A new cyberczar must reduce interagency squabbles, work with Congress on legislation, but avoid getting bogged down in red tape and bureaucracy, experts say. Article
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identity theft
According to the Identity Theft Resource Center, identity theft is a crime in which an imposter obtains key pieces of personal information, such as a Social Security number, to impersonate someone else....(Continued) Definition
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UC Berkeley breach affects 160,000
Hackers gained access to databases in the campuses health services center from Oct. 9, 2008 until April 9, 2009. Article
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