22.06.2007 Bank warns of possible ID theft
TEXAS CITY - Texas First Bank is notifying about 4,000 customers that their personal information could have been compromised when thieves last month stole a laptop computer during a car theft in Dallas. - read more: khou.com

17.06.2007 Identity theft may be problem for TAMUCC students
CORPUS CHRISTI - The personal information of thousands of students at Texas A&M Corpus Christi was recently lost in a foreign country. A professor vacationing off the coast of Africa took the data with him on a small computer storage device - read more: kristv.com Sam Gerrans, Senior...

15.06.2007 iPhone, Gmail and blogs - a corporate security nightmare say analysts
Analyst companies Forrester and Gartner have both warned this week that the entrance of consumer technologies into the enterprise is impossible to eliminate and challenges traditional security models - read more: silicon.com

02.06.2007 Bank loses details on 62,000 customers in post
Bank of Scotland yesterday apologised to 62,000 customers after it confirmed that their mortgage details have been reported missing. A computer disc containing details of the mortgage accounts failed to reach the main credit reference agencies for a routine monthly update. - read more:...

01.06.2007 ChoicePoint settles with 44 states over data breach two years ago
ChoicePoint Inc. has reached a settlement with Vermont and 43 other states over allegations it failed to adequately secure consumers' personal information related to a breach of its database it disclosed in 2005 - read more: accessnorthga.com

01.06.2007 NU contacting 4,000 after security breach
EVANSTON, Ill. Northwestern University is attempting to contact about 4,000 students and applicants after it was discovered that files containing their personal information had become available online - read more: cbs2chicago.com

01.06.2007 Credit union paying for ID theft protection after info error
Jax Federal Credit Union is paying for two years' worth of identity theft protection for thousands of its members after their Social Security numbers ended up on the Internet. - read more: charlotte.bizjournals.com

28.05.2007 Europe considers new identity theft laws
The European Commission is to consider new identity fraud legislation in order to boost the fight against cyber crime. - read more: securecomputing.net.au

25.05.2007 UK database theft hurts customers
Cable & Wireless has served an injunction against a former executive following the theft of a 100,000 customer database. - read more: bbc.co.uk Sam Gerrans, Senior Technology Consultant at InfoWatch said, "While we must reserve judgment on the woman accused in the case until a court of law...

19.05.2007 Robbery puts police at risk from ID theft
WYLIE - Law officers from all across Texas could be at risk from identity theft because a database containing their personal information may have got into the wrong hands. - read more: wfaa.com Sam Gerrans, Senior Technology Consultant at InfoWatch said, "Yet another stolen-laptop case. I...

19.05.2007 Personal information of up to 90,000 compromised at Stony Brook
The personal information of 90,000 people in a Stony Brook University database was accidentally posted to Google and left there until it was discovered almost two weeks later. Read more: sbindependent.org Sam Gerrans, Senior Technology Consultant at InfoWatch said, "

17.05.2007 TK Maxx security blunder will cost $8.3bn
TJX, the owner of TK Maxx, claimed in an earnings report today that the recent security blunder which exposed the credit card details of 45 million customers has cost the company $12m. Read more: vnunet.com

17.05.2007 Parents' personal, medical information improperly discarded
The Georgia Department of Human Resources mailed letters Wednesday to all parents of infants born in Georgia between April 1, 2006, and March 16, 2007, saying that paper records containing their Social Security numbers and information about their medical histories were improperly discarded. Read...

17.05.2007 IPS student data exposed
An Indianapolis Star reporter using Google found information on at least 7,500 students and some staff members, including phone numbers, birth dates, medical information and Social Security numbers. Such student information is required to be kept private under federal law. Read more: indystar.com

15.05.2007 TJX profits drop as company takes charge for data theft
TJX posted a drop in quarterly profit due to a $12 million charge related to a recent security breach of the retailer's computer system. Read more: cnbc.com

15.05.2007 IBM contractor loses employee data
An unnamed IBM vendor has lost tapes containing sensitive information on IBM employees, the computer maker confirmed Tuesday. The tapes went missing in transit from a contractor's vehicle on Feb. 23 near the intersection of Interstate 287 and 684 -- just a few miles south of IBM's Armonk, New...

15.05.2007 London: Capital of laptop theft
Londoners had more than 15,000 laptop computers stolen last year - raising further concerns about the amount of sensitive information that may be falling into the wrong hands. Read more: silicon.com

11.05.2007 Computer Economics study: insiders top IT pros' worries
Researchers have pointed their fingers at insiders as the main security bugaboos facing enterprises. Insider misuse and unauthorised access to information by insiders are the No. 1 and No. 2 security threats worrying IT security professionals, according to Computer Economics'"Trends in IT...

11.05.2007 Data theft top concern for US companies
A recent study in the US found that 45 percent of workers take company-owned data with them when changing jobs. The study was carried out earlier this year by enterprise rights management company Liquid Machines on over 900 professionals. Read more: siliconrepublic.com

11.05.2007 Security breach at hospital: 13,000 affected
(Rochester, N.Y.) - Highland Hospital is warning patients of a security breach. A hospital spokesperson said a computer containing patient information was stolen from a business office last month. Over 13,000 people are affected. Read more: 13wham.com