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Sensitive data missing from National Archives

The National Archives lost a computer hard drive containing massive amounts of sensitive data from the Clinton administration, including Social Security numbers, addresses, and Secret Service and White House operating procedures, congressional officials said Tuesday.

Source in Iran views Obama's chopper blueprints

The Navy is investigating how an unauthorized user in Iran gained online access to blueprints and other information about a helicopter in President Barack Obama's fleet.

Gonzales won't face charges for mishandling info

The Justice Department refused to prosecute former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales for improperly — and possibly illegally — storing in his office and home classified information about two of the Bush administration's most sensitive counterterrorism efforts.

Lawyers: Gonzales mishandled classified data

Former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales mishandled highly classified notes about a secret counterterror program, says a memo by his legal team, which touches on one of the most contentious episodes of high-level infighting in the Bush administration's war on terror.

Hannaford spending millions to upgrade after security breach

Hannaford Bros. Co. said Tuesday it is spending millions of dollars to enhance the security of its data network following a massive security breach that exposed up to 4.2 million credit and debit card numbers to fraud.

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Elance Network Security Blunders
Source: Suite101

Elance just suffered its second network security issue, sending thousands of emails containing private information to third parties. Read more: #ixzz0QBUZshYw

American Express Credit Card Theft Cases Taken to Grand Jury
Source:

Investigators said one of the suspects got the numbers while working for American Express. This is the second case in less than 90 days where American Express employees have stolen data from the company. It appears they have very lax security internally.

3rd Person Arrested In Phoenix American Express Credit Card Identity Theft
Source: KPHO Channel 5 - Phoenix, AZ

Another one bites the dust in the AmEx credit card theft of live cardmember numbers involving Timothy Curley, a former American Express Technologies employee and database administrator in Phoenix.

Amex cardholders' data stolen by employee months ago - just now notifying cardmembers
Source: Google

A lonely entry sits in a security database about the employee data theft at American Express in Phoenix. Phoenix houses most of the technology workers, contractors and is home to the primary data center.

Twitter hacked by a simple technique ----- for third time
Source: tulsaworld.com

Breaking into someone's e-mail can be child's play for a determined hacker, as Twitter Inc. employees have learned the hard way — again.

Twitter hack raises flags on security of web tools
Source: The New York Times

Hacks breached a Twitter employee's email account exposing Twitter corporate information.

Wife blows MI6 chief's cover
Source: The Times

The wife of the new head of MI6 has caused a major security breach and left his family exposed after publishing photographs and personal details on Facebook.

Data About Obama's Helicopter Breached Via P2P?
Source: CNET.com

An Internet security company claims that Iran has taken advantage of a computer security breach to obtain engineering and communications information about Marine One, President Barack Obama's helicopter...

Over 220 Financial Institutions Impacted - First Arrests Made in Heartland Breach
Source: Computerworld

It doesn't matter what flavor of account you hold or what bank it's issued on, pretty much with numbers that large is a great indication to simply institute a Security Freeze at the major bureaus.

Hackers running wild? Data theft hits $1 trillion in 2008
Source: Yahoo! Tech - Daily Features

We're barely into February and already a rash of computer security breaches is shaping up to be one of the biggest technology stories of the year.

Ameriprise Financial Breach in Maryland
Source: State of Maryland

Well... THIS breach notification was buried, now wasn't it?

What Ken Chenault Isn't Telling You About AmEx's Performance
Source: BlogSpot

It's no secret: American Express produces some of the most creative writing and fiction in the world!! Such sparkling and positive headlines and all of these 'global studies' they do? Do you believe the lies? After all, when American Express says 'business travel is down due  …

Commercial Paper Falls By Record Amount As Fed Program Matures
Source: CNN

And American Express was up there in the top with GE leading the commercial paper until everything went sideways. Naturally, since that was unsecured debt, they couldn't function without a handout or a massive change.

Consumer columnist becomes victim of ID theft
Source: The L.A. Times

It doesn't matter if you're an infant or elderly, dead or alive, whereas ID theft is concerned. They want YOUR personal information.

Bailout recipients also major lobbyists
Source: The Washington Times

This was not news to me, but many people don't know the extend of the incest on Wall Street. Sure, we'll take the taxpayer money, but we're going to spend a boatload on marketing purposes for D.C. That's how it works, folks.

MASSIVE Impacts: Security Breached At Credit Card Processing Center
Source: Associated Press by way of TV

Funny how that PCI Compliance fluff really works! It's like the Emperor's New Clothes. PCI Compliance, as stated in the AP's article, does not at all provide security assurance. Neither does a CEO's signature on an SEC piece of paper.

Obama's Intelligence Adviser Involved in Security Breach
Source: NewsMax

It will be interesting to see the extent that this is reported in the mainstream media (aka: PE Obama's defense attorneys). TheCapitalist

Huge security breach for German credit cards
Source: thelocal.de

Detailed and sensitive bank information of tens of thousands of German credit card customers have been stolen in what investigators have described as the worst ever case of data theft in the country.

Breach Exposes Info on Pre-'06 Google Hires - Security Fix
Source: The Washington Post

A data breach at a California company that administers benefit plans to businesses across the country involved personal information on all Google employees hired prior to Dec. 31, 2005, the search engine giant said.

TSA Worker Brings Gun to Work, Keeps Job
Source: myfoxcolorado.com

A Transportation Security Administration worker who brought a gun through an X-ray machine at Denver International Airport is back on the job.

Passport Breaches Fuel Concerns - WSJ.com
Source: Wall Street Journal

Stanley, Inc. has been identified as the company employing contractors who the State Department said made unauthorized searches of the passports of the three remaining major presidential candidates.

Condoleeza tells Clinton her passport file breached too
Source: Yahoo! News

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has told Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton that her passport file was breached in 2007.

2 fired over Obama passport file breach
Source: msnbc.com

Two contract employees of the State Department were fired and a third person was disciplined for accessing passport records of Sen. Barack Obama "without a need to do so," State Department officials confirmed to NBC News.

Obama's Passport Data Breached!

A breaking news story that seems to only be available as a headline on the Drudge Report says the following: OBAMA'S PASSPORT DATA BREACHED; STATE DEPT INVESTIGATION, 2 FIRED

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