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U.K. may try RFID to stop medical gear theft

February 28, 2006 National Health Service may turn to new technology to help stop the theft of expensive diagnotic eqiupment. TAGS: theft, RFID, radio frequency, equipment, tagging, U.K., radio, security

Banks take on debit-card theft

March 17, 2006 Banks offer programs to alert customers to potential fraud as concerns over debit-card theft build. TAGS: theft, OfficeMax Inc., debit card, fraud, bank, prosecutor

Veterans' data swiped in theft

May 22, 2006 Personal information including Social Security numbers is taken during robbery of government employee's home. TAGS: social security number, theft, Social Security, veteran, Gartner Inc., department, security

Stolen Boeing laptop held ID data on 382,000

December 14, 2006 Former Boeing employees, some retirees could be at risk of ID theft after a notebook goes missing. TAGS: theft, incident, social security number, Social Security, identity theft, worker, laptop computer, notebook computer, server

Notebook theft leaks London police payroll data

November 22, 2006 Burglars take three laptops with details of payroll and pensions of employees of London's Metropolitan Police. TAGS: payroll, Logica, pension, London, theft, notebook computer, laptop computer

Teens arrested in VA laptop theft

August 7, 2006 Two 19-year-olds are charged with taking a laptop and hard drive with personal data of millions of veterans. TAGS: theft, teen, police, Maryland, laptop computer, external hard drive, Microsoft Office, hard drive, HP

Theft of laptop puts thousands of identities at risk

August 11, 2006 Thieves take a U.S. Department of Transportation notebook with personal information on 133,000 Florida residents. TAGS: theft, Miami, identity, agency, laptop computer, database

Computer crime costs $67 billion, FBI says

January 19, 2006 Dealing with viruses, spyware, PC theft and other digital crimes adds up to a hefty total for businesses. TAGS: respondent, survey, crime, theft, organization, computer security, VPN, firewall, U.S., virus, security, spyware, PC, Microsoft Windows

Medical group: Data on 185,000 people was stolen

April 8, 2005 Thieves make off with a California organization's two new Dell PCs--and the financial and medical records of thousands of patients. TAGS: patient, theft, medical record, personal information, identity theft, California, security, database, server, Dell, PC

U.K. company fined over laptop theft

February 14, 2007 Financial institution failed to operate effective security measures to protect customers from data theft, government watchdog agency says. TAGS: U.K. company, information security, theft, procedure, laptop computer, security

Laptop theft exposes teachers to ID fraud risk

April 9, 2007 Stolen laptops contain Social Security numbers and other information on Chicago Public Schools employees. TAGS: identity fraud, theft, pension fund, social security number, personal information, teacher, Social Security, complaint, laptop computer

Veterans Affairs faulted in data theft

July 12, 2006 Series of missteps led to exposure of data on millions, held up post-theft response, scathing report finds. TAGS: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, veteran, theft, department, notification, response, agency

Veterans Affairs to protect data on laptops

August 14, 2006 Encryption plan is latest attempt at recovering from thefts that potentially exposed personal data on millions of service members. TAGS: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, agency, theft, insurance, laptop computer, security

Laptop theft puts data of 98,000 at risk

March 29, 2005 PC stolen from UC Berkeley graduate admissions office held sensitive data on thousands of people, stretching back three decades. TAGS: social security number, Social Security, incident, data loss, graduate student, theft, personal information, university, school, laptop computer, security

Rights and wrongs in the antipiracy struggle

October 16, 2007 RIAA President Cary Sherman says the music industry's response to the theft of creative works helped rescue a business under siege. TAGS: antipiracy, marketplace, lawsuit, RIAA, theft, P2P, broadband, music

Laptop theft exposes Hotels.com data

June 2, 2006 Notebook taken from inside car of Ernst & Young employee reopens the issue of compromised clients and customers. TAGS: Hotels.com, Expedia Inc., theft, transaction, incident, credit card company, letter, representative, credit card, audit, laptop computer

Hard drive vanishes from VA facility

February 5, 2007 Portable device may have been stolen from an Alabama medical center and may house data on as many as 48,000 vets. TAGS: veteran, Alabama, theft, investigation, facility, agency, Microsoft Office, hard drive, laptop computer

New debit card fraud tied to West Coast case

March 8, 2006 The breach at a retail chain that led banks to replace 200,000 debit cards is linked to thefts around country. TAGS: debit card, OfficeMax Inc., theft, financial company, spokesman, investigation, bank, Massachusetts, security

ID theft fears linger after laptop returned

December 22, 2004 Blood bank gets stolen computer back, but still warns donors to watch out for attempts to use their personal information. TAGS: identity theft, theft, reward, personal information, California, laptop computer, database

Gone in 60 seconds--the high-tech version

May 6, 2006 How a keyless car gets stolen isn't a secret. The funny thing is, device makers don't seem to care. TAGS: RFID, car, theft, Mercedes-Benz, code, feet, vehicle, owner, battery, security
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