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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 | 12 May 2009
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Heartland breach cost $12.6 million, CEO says
In a conference call with investors, Heartland Payment Systems CEO Bob Carr said the breach directly contributed to the company's $2.5 million loss for the quarter. News | 07 May 2009
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LexisNexis investigates breach, notifies thousands
Cybercriminals hacked into the LexisNexis database using stolen IDs and passwords and used information from the firm to set up fake credit cards. The USPS is investigating. Article | 05 May 2009
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Senators hear call for federal cybersecurity restructuring
Congress is mulling over whether to give more authority on cybersecurity issues to the Department of Homeland Security or create a new office within the White House. Article | 28 Apr 2009
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Former Federal Reserve Bank employee arrested
An IT analyst and his brother allegedly used stolen data, including sensitive bank employee information, to obtain loans. News | 27 Apr 2009
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Attackers cash in on fundamental data handling mistakes, Verizon finds
Large data breaches are the result of sophisticated, targeted external attacks that exploit basic errors, according to the latest data breach investigation report from Verizon. Article | 15 Apr 2009
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Mass., Nev. data protection laws wrong, ineffective
Government should consider extending existing frameworks for fraud, trespassing and trafficking across state and national borders, not legislating technology, explains Eric Ogren. Column | 31 Mar 2009
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Cybersecurity hearing highlights inadequacy of PCI DSS
Lawmakers call the PCI standard lacking and seek significant improvements to the payment processing infrastructure to enhance security. Article | 31 Mar 2009
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Firms muddle security breach response, expert says
Security incident handlers are at the core of the coordination problems during security incidents, says security expert and consultant Lenny Zeltser. Article | 18 Mar 2009
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Diebold ATMs in Russia targeted with malware
Company issued a security update after criminals attacked its Windows-based ATMs in Russia and installed malware. News | 18 Mar 2009
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