Does this change the debate?
http://www.pogowasright.org/article.php?story=20071214080416315
Attorney: TJX Knew Of Data Breach Much Earlier Than It Claims
Friday, December 14 2007 @ 08:04 AM EST Contributed by: PrivacyNews News Section: Breaches
TJX learned of its massive data breach on Oct 3, 2006, more than two months earlier than TJX has told the government it first learned of the breach, according to one of the attorneys representing one of the banks suing the retail chain.
Source - Evan Schuman's StorefrontBacktalk (blog)
[From the article:
But the details also reinforce the appearance that TJX—throughout this incident—has shown more concern about keeping this incident quiet than protecting customer data. [...and they executed that strategy brilliantly! Bob]
Very interesting question. Are there other events that could place an organization in this position?
http://techdirt.com/articles/20071209/205715.shtml
What's The Liability For A Service Provider Who Ignores Takedown Notices?
from the we-may-be-about-to-find-out dept
We've gone on at length over the years concerning safe harbors for online service providers, noting that service providers shouldn't (and usually don't, under the law) have liability for illegal actions performed by users of the service. However, many of the safe harbors that provide that protection make it clear that should the service providers be informed of illegal activities, the service providers need to take action to avoid becoming liable. However, if the service providers don't take action, what is their liability? We may soon find out, thanks to a new lawsuit involving eBay and the maker of of dollhouse furniture, Hansson. Hansson is upset that someone else is selling dollhouse furniture on eBay using Hansson's trademark. While, at first, this might sound like other such lawsuits against eBay for counterfeit goods, this case is different in a few important ways. First, Hansson actually is suing the company who is selling the counterfeit doll furniture. Second, while it is suing eBay, that's only because Hansson claims that the company sent eBay eight takedown notices and a cease-and-desist letter -- all of which were ignored. So, the question now becomes what kind of liability eBay faces if it's found that the company ignored the various notifications about infringing goods on the site. Eric Goldman, who wrote the story at the link above wonders why eBay would ignore all those notifications, but also questions whether or not it's wise on Hansson's part to drag eBay into the lawsuit just to get its attention. As he says, Hansson may get more of eBay's attention than it really wanted.
Probably means we should check our systems.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,140538-c,virusesworms/article.html
One in Five PCs Infected With Rootkits
Malware researchers have uncovered 'massive growth' in the number of PCs harboring silent rootkit infections.
Matt Egan, PC Advisor Thursday, December 13, 2007 08:30 AM PST
Malware researchers at Prevx have highlighted what they are calling a 'massive growth' in the number of PCs harboring rootkit infections.
More than 725,000 PCs were scanned using the Prevx CSI malware scanner over a two-month period. Of the around 291,000 users who scanned their PCs during October 2007, some form of spyware or malware was found on one in six.
Significantly, although rootkits were detected on 15.6% of PCs during October 2007, that figure had risen to 22% by early December.
According to Prevx's Jacques Erasmus: "The rise of the rootkits has begun."
Rootkits are often 'dropped' or buried by other infections. They then modify a PC's operating system to hide themselves from both the user and any security products installed on the computer. By so doing rootkits can allow criminals to remotely monitor, record, modify, steal and transfer data from the victim's PC.
(Ed. Note: another excellent tool for detecting rootkits is an application called IceSword)
Does anyone still follow baseball?
http://www.bespacific.com/mt/archives/016802.html
December 13, 2007
Senator George J. Mitchell Releases Report on Major League Baseball Investigation
DLA Piper press release: "Senator George J. Mitchell, the chairman of DLA Piper, today released the report of his independent investigation into the illegal use of steroids and other performance enhancing substances by players in Major League Baseball. Senator Mitchell was named in March 2006 by the Commissioner of Baseball, Allan H. Selig, to conduct the investigation. He led a national team of lawyers from DLA Piper that included experienced investigators, former government prosecutors and agency enforcement professionals.
Report To The Commissioner Of Baseball Of An Independent Investigation Into The Illegal Use Of Steroids And Other Performance Enhancing Substances By Players In Major League Baseball, George J. Mitchell DLA Piper US LLP, December 13, 2007 [The 409 page report is also available via this free WSJ link]
...and you thought Harry Potter books were expensive!
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/P/PEOPLE_ROWLING?SITE=VALYD&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
J.K. Rowling Fairy Tales Sell for $4M
By THOMAS WAGNER Associated Press Writer Dec 14, 4:34 AM EST
LONDON (AP) -- A book of fairy tales created, handwritten and illustrated by J.K. Rowling sold for nearly $4 million at auction Thursday.
The buyer, Web retailer Amazon.com Inc., now owns one of only seven copies of "The Tales of Beedle the Bard," which is leather bound with silver mounts.
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