http://www.databreaches.net/?p=2691
NL: Bike locker codes - and bank account info - up for grabs
March 31, 2009 by admin Filed under: Business Sector, Exposure, Non-U.S.
Karin Spaink reports:
The personal details - name, home address, bank account, card number and unlock code - of the 50.000 people who have a subscription with OV-fiets, where they rent a bike locker at train stations, were available through the OV-fiets website. To retrieve personal data from the website, no password was needed, only a ‘personal’ number. By typing in subsequent numbers, other people’s data were freely available.
“A+” for stick-to-it-ness, “F-” for “I-know-where-my-data-is-ness”
http://www.databreaches.net/?p=2701
Genica/Geeks.com still identifying new victims of 2007 hack
March 31, 2009 by admin Filed under: Business Sector, Hack, U.S.
Genica/Geeks.com was in the news last month when they settled charges with the FTC concerning their database security. Less than two weeks later, they were notifying at least one state attorney general that they had identified yet more victims of the breach that occurred in 2007.
By letter dated February 16, 2009 to Maryland, Genica’s Chief of Security, Jerry Harken, reported (pdf) that they would be notifying those affected.
I hope they changed their consumer notification letter before they sent out, as the Feb. 16 2009 letter begins, “The purpose of this letter is to notify you that Genica dba Geeks.com (”Genica”) recently discovered on December 5, 2007 that information….. ”
Because this is all part of the same incident that the FTC investigated, no new charges are likely, but this incident does raise an eyebrow about how long it has taken Genica to determine the full scope of how many people were affected. [Perhaps the fines should be based on how long it takes to identify and notify victims? Or would that cause organizations to stop looking once the easy ones are identified? Bob]
Economics of a security breach. Are customers getting spooky? This was clearly not the reaction to TJX (but then TJX was a place to shop, not a place to keep your money safe.)
http://www.pogowasright.org/article.php?story=20090331071027254
More than half of British savers would switch banks if their provider suffered a data breach
Tuesday, March 31 2009 @ 07:10 AM EDT Contributed by: PrivacyNews
More than 20 million British savers would move their money if their provider lost personal customer details.
A survey by Ipsos MORI for information risk management company, ArmstrongAdams found that 55 per cent, around 23 million, of British bank account holders would change banks.
Nineteen per cent of bank account holders were ‘certain' to switch accounts, with 22 per cent saying they were ‘very likely' to switch, and 14 per cent ‘fairly likely'.
Source - SC Magazine
I was going to skip the first report, but I now suspect these are only the tip of the iceberg. Who (besides suspicious spouses) takes the time to search all friends/relatives/associates/neighbors/etc. for a wayward spouse/child/employee?
http://www.pogowasright.org/article.php?story=20090331054322537
Google cheat view
Tuesday, March 31 2009 @ 05:43 AM EDT Contributed by: PrivacyNews
A furious wife has called in divorce lawyers after spotting her husband’s car parked outside another woman’s house — on Google.
She saw the Range Rover while using the internet giant’s new Street View service to snoop on a female friend’s home.
The hubby had claimed he was away on business, but his missus recognised his motor immediately because of its blinged-up hubcaps.
The love cheat is not the only husband trapped by Google’s controversial new 360-degree photo search which covers 25 cities and towns throughout the country.
Top media lawyer Mark Stephens said: “I was talking about the Range Rover case when another divorce lawyer came up to say his firm was dealing with the same sort of thing. People are getting caught out on Google.
Source - The Sun
an 'e' version of an old union tactic? Accuse the company of something impossible to disprove and remind your union members that 'everyone does it.”
http://www.pogowasright.org/article.php?story=20090331062530963
De: DB boss quits over email snooping scandal
Tuesday, March 31 2009 @ 06:25 AM EDT Contributed by: PrivacyNews
Deutsche Bahn (DB) CEO Hartmut Mehdorn has quit over allegations that the rail company spied on staff emails.
Mehdorn announced he would step down at a press conference in Berlin yesterday (31 March) but denied any wrongdoing.
He said the “snooping” allegations were groundless and accused his critics of turning DB’s attempts to fight corruption into a data protection scandal.
Source - ifw
So, how can we do this?
http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/03/31/0244217&from=rss
Supreme Court Lets Virginia Anti-Spam Law Die
Posted by kdawson on Tuesday March 31, @05:20AM from the escaping-from-the-can dept. Spam The Courts United States
SpuriousLogic sends in a CNN report that begins
"The Supreme Court has passed up a chance to examine how far states can go to restrict unsolicited e-mails in efforts to block spammers from bombarding computer users. The high court without comment Monday rejected Virginia's appeal to keep its Computer Crimes Act in place. It was one of the toughest laws of its kind in the nation, the only one to ban noncommercial — as well as commercial — spam e-mail to consumers in that state. The justices' refusal to intervene also means the conviction of prolific commercial spammer Jeremy Jaynes will not be reinstated."
Jaynes remains behind bars because of a federal securities fraud conviction unrelated to the matter of spamming.
Strategically, it's a good move that doesn't cost too much.
http://blog.wired.com/business/2009/03/whos-messing-wi.html
Who’s Messing With the Google Book Settlement? Hint: They're in Redmond, Washington
By Steven Levy March 31, 2009 6:52:30 AM
Some sectors of the economy are still growing...
http://www.bespacific.com/mt/archives/020974.html
March 30, 2009
FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center - 2008 Internet Crime Report
"In December 2003, the Internet Fraud Complaint Center (IFCC) was renamed the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) to better reflect the broad character of such criminal matters having a cyber (Internet) nexus. The 2008 Internet Crime Report is the eighth annual compilation of information on complaints received and referred by the IC3 to law enforcement or regulatory agencies for appropriate action. From January 1, 2008 – December 31, 2008, the IC3 website received 275,284 complaint submissions. This is a (33.1%) increase when compared to 2007 when 206,884 complaints were received. These filings were composed of complaints primarily related to fraudulent and non-fraudulent issues on the Internet."
We're the government. We know how to run your business better than you do. It's all part of our central planning. Want to see our five year plan?
On the other hand, neither he nor the board apparently have a way to get GM out of the mess they're in.
On yet a third hand, now he can become Secretary of Commerce (if he's been paying his taxes)
http://blog.wired.com/cars/2009/03/obama-to-wagone.html
Obama Tells GM Boss, 'You're Fired'
By Tony Borroz March 30, 2009 2:31:03 PM
The Obama administration, as part of the government's ongoing bailout of the auto industry, has ushered General Motors CEO Rick Wagoner out of the building and replaced him with board member Fritz Henderson.
… The press is going nuts with the story. The New York Times said the administration's move "amounts to a do-or-die ultimatum for the struggling automobile industry." The Detroit News is blunt in saying, "Obama tells automakers: No more excuses." In an editorial, the News slammed the ouster as a political move by a president who "needs a scalp to wave before both a Congress growing queasy about federal bailouts and the automaker's bondholders, who aren't happy about granting a huge discount on their GM debt."
I mentioned yesterday that YouTube has an education channel. Some of those videos are over an hour long. This could save my students a lot of time! (Look at the URL they generate to learn how to do this yourself.)
http://singlefunction.com/youtubetime/
YouTubeTime
YouTubeTime is a cheatsheet for linking to a specific time in a YouTube video. It also strips out unnecessary bits of the supplied URL to keep it compact and clean.
So, in case you just want to show someone the part of a video that matters most and “cut to the chase”, then YouTubeTime is the the tool to use.
For my web site students
http://www.killerstartups.com/Web20/hostmonk-com-impartial-web-hosting-comparison
HostMonk.com - Impartial Web Hosting Comparison
This website stands as a simple and effective way to compare different hosting services on the web today. This site was created by a group of professionals that are specialized in IT and that already know the many benefits a service like this entails.
In case you want to choose your own hosting service and weigh up as many aspects as you can, this site gives you a good chance to do that. You need to know all the details about the service you are getting and not just get a service because that company has bought the largest banners in order to get your attention. This is about inner quality and not the package.
This company gives you all the information you need about all the providers in the market that are specialized in hosting services. The aim is to give you the resources to make a better-informed decision.
An interesting way to build an outline? At least insure that most meanings are addressed. Also an interesting Javascript for my class)
http://singlefunction.com/lexipedia/
Lexipedia
Lexipedia is a great language tool that visually displays, the nouns, verbs, adverbs, adjectives, fuzzynyms, synonyms, and antonyms of any word you type in the search box, all displayed on a single page. Hovering over any spoke will bring up it’s definition and usage.
Lexipedia is available in English, Spanish, German, French, Dutch, and Italian. This service is powered by iSeek.
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