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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.
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Identity theft: Calendar
October 24, 2005
How are laws to combat ID fraud progressing? What events are coming up? Keep track with News.com's regularly updated schedule.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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ChoicePoint: We're sorry for data leak
March 15, 2005
The data broker apologizes for exposing 145,000 Americans to ID fraud at a congressional hearing into the need for new data-protection laws.
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Hackers steal ID info from Virginia university
January 10, 2005
Thousands of students, faculty and staff at George Mason University have personal information downloaded by online intruders in a major security breach.
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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.
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The coming Web security woes
July 4, 2005
CNET News.com's Declan McCullagh asks whether proposed data security laws cause more harm than good.
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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.
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