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Judge: Firm not negligent in failure to encrypt data

February 15, 2006 Federal court throws out suit attacking student loan provider for failing to encrypt customer database subsequently stolen. TAGS: Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, identity fraud, Judge, personal information, security, laptop computer, database

T.J. Maxx hack exposes consumer data

January 18, 2007 Intruders accessed systems used to process, store customer transaction data, putting unspecified number of shoppers at risk of identity fraud. TAGS: credit card company, identity fraud, breach, Visa International, merchant, intrusion, credit card, retailer, Massachusetts, point-of-sale, bank, payment, Canada, U.S., security

ZoneAlarm adds ID theft protection

June 5, 2006 Update to ZoneAlarm security products includes tools to keep personal data safe. It's priced to compete with Microsoft's OneCare. TAGS: Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., ZoneAlarm Internet Security, identity fraud, ZoneAlarm, identity theft, ZoneAlarm Pro, Zone Labs Inc., firewall, credit card, pricing, security, PC, Microsoft Corp.

Class action suit over ID theft tossed out

October 12, 2006 Acxiom, a data warehouser, had its databases looted at least twice. But judge throws out an ID-theft class action suit. TAGS: Acxiom Corp., class action, identity fraud, class action lawsuit, identity theft, social security number, Social Security, Adobe PDF, attorney, database, password, security, server

Auditor loses McAfee employee data

February 23, 2006 An external auditor misplaces a CD with details of thousands of workers, putting them at risk of identity fraud. TAGS: auditor, McAfee Inc., professional services, identity fraud, worker, CD, U.S., security

Year in review: Insecurity over ID theft

December 13, 2005 High-profile hack of Paris Hilton's phone and a huge credit-card leak brought worries over ID theft to the fore. TAGS: CardSystems Solutions Inc., identity theft, identity fraud, MasterCard International, hacking, financial company, criminal, data security, incident, credit card, phishing, U.S., security
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