Bank Loses Hundreds of Thousands Consumer Records
	HSBC Bank was once again brought in trouble after having lost approximately 159,000 customer records belonging to clients based in Hong Kong. According to CyberInsecure.com, the data loss was a result of an incident occurred on April 26 due to the renovation of a Kwun Tong branch. The lost data incl ... [read more >>]
	09 May 2008, 10:45GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Tracked Immigrants List Leaked on Web
	A list concerning the immigrants who must be watched by the Hong Kong authorities has been leaked on the web due to what appears to be the mistake of an employee. According to The Earth Times, the employee who caused the data loss was recently hired at the Immigration ... [read more >>]
	09 May 2008, 06:27GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Windows Home Server NTFS Compression Backup Corruption Issues
	Microsoft has released an update for a NTFS backup corruption bug affecting Windows Home Server. This is an entirely new problem impacting Microsoft's server operating system aimed at household environments, and the KB950190 update is already available for download, resolving the issue. However, the fix is not defined to address an older data corruption issue associated with editing Windows Vista Photo Gallery, Live Photo Ga ... [read more >>]
	09 May 2008, 04:01GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Online Supermarkets Sell Stolen Credit Cards
	Today's malicious activities are most intended to steal people's information, no matter if we're talking about names, addresses, social security numbers or credit card details. Although most victims would be tempted to believe that hackers steal these details in order to compromise their computers and accounts, it seems like a different goal has reached the web: attacker set up online "supermarkets" in or ... [read more >>]
	24 April 2008, 05:10GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

There Are One Hundred Security Breaches in UK...
	The HMRC data loss is surely a case which should be mentioned in the IT security books because at that time, there were no less than 25 million victims who saw their details lost in the unknown. However, it's sad to see more and more similar cases although the HMRC case obviously underlined the need for more and better security measures, the ICO officials mentioned in a press release published today. According to the report, ... [read more >>]
	22 April 2008, 17:31GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Private Information of 71,000 Patients Accidentally Exposed on Web
	Sensitive details of approximately 71,000 Georgia patients were published on the web, being available for no less than seven weeks, WellCare of Georgia, Inc., today announced in a notification. The information concerning the members of "Georgia Families" included names, birthdates, social security numbers and other private details. There were no credit card numbers or other financial information, though. However, there& ... [read more >>]
	14 April 2008, 08:46GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Bank Loses Unencrypted Details of 370,000 Individuals
	Oh God, we saw so many similar situations in the past that I'm truly amazed companies/organizations handling important consumers details are still vulnerable to information leaking. So, in case the HMRC data loss or the numerous laptops left behind by officials were not enough, here's one more: HSBC, "the world's local bank," as they nicknamed themselves, has just lost a disk containing information of abo ... [read more >>]
	08 April 2008, 04:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Children in Danger Due to Nine Stolen Laptops
	Approximately 63 children have been exposed to identity theft after nine laptops belonging to workers of the Middlesbrough Council got stolen a few days ago. All the affected individuals will be contacted in the next few days in order to remain up-to-date with the latest details of the investigation, BBC informed today. "The laptops were used by child workers and contained case files on children and their families," ... [read more >>]
	18 January 2008, 14:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Top Gear Host Loses Money after His Bank Account Got Published in The Sunday Times
	Jeremy Clarkson, famous for hosting the Top Gear TV series, lost about 500 pounds after someone managed to set up a direct debit transfer to the charity Diabetes UK, BBC News informed today. And all of this happened after the popular TV presenter decided to publish his bank account details into the newspaper, just to prove that the entire trouble caused around the HMRC data loss that affected 25 million people was only "a fu ... [read more >>]
	08 January 2008, 03:58GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Nearly 7,000 People Affected by the Latest UK Data Loss
	Yep, this is another data loss confirmed by Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs, but this time only 6,500 people were affected. I’m starting to get used to it and I think Britons are not worried anymore, because those data losses tend to become a part of their lives. Personally, I can’t imagine my personal information falling into criminal hands, but it may happen to thousands maybe million of people every day. And this esp ... [read more >>]
	19 December 2007, 15:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Security Companies Worried About the Recent Data Breaches
	This year, the Christmas has come a bit earlier than we've expected, but with some unexpected gifts. Especially addressed to Britons: several data losses affecting millions of residents, who are now vulnerable targets of identity theft or other types of illegal activities. And this matter was caused by the UK government/organizations/officials that were supposed to handle Britons’ information and take care of it. Now, their ... [read more >>]
	19 December 2007, 14:31GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

New Embarrassing Incident Hits UK
	If you think the HMRC data loss affecting 25 million people is not enough to make you accept the fact that your information is not secure wherever it would be, then listen to this: another data loss occurred in UK, as details of about 3 million people had "gone missing from a facility in Iowa in the United States." The information was copied on hard disc drive, which apparently contained names, addresses and other d ... [read more >>]
	18 December 2007, 03:47GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Computer Security. Is It so Difficult?
	This week's pieces of news absolutely shocked me. I've never heard about so many data losses in such a short period of time ever! No matter they were caused by employees' negligence or by unexpected thefts, the data losses usually affected thousands of people with no fault for the leak. All of them were put at risk after unauthorized people got their details including names, addresses, phone numbers and even socia ... [read more >>]
	12 December 2007, 17:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Is that Software Valued at $25,000 Belonging to Symantec?
	Today, Symantec introduced a new release of Vontu Data Loss Prevention, which is now available to all users through the Symantec's official website. Vontu is a technology supposed to prevent data loss, using numerous Symantec-powered functions such as data loss policy management, network monitoring and prevention solutions bundled with many other features. Vontu Data Loss Prevention 8 can be acquired at a price of $25,000, ... [read more >>]
	12 December 2007, 16:11GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Don't Forget to Check Your Salary Account! Your Money May Be Stolen!
	We should really start getting used to it, because the data loss a.k.a. stolen laptops a.k.a. lost CDs a.k.a. employees' negligences make more and more victims all around the world. After millions of people were put at risk due to major data leaks, here comes another one: today, "The Press Association" reports that approximately 1,000 employees were affected by another data loss, after their information was lost s ... [read more >>]
	12 December 2007, 03:27GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Yet Another Stolen Laptop Puts 60,000 People at Risk
	Oh, God, here we go again. Another stolen laptop puts at risk the information of about 60,000 people, who requested an advice from the Citizens Advice Bureau. A public statement, published on the official page of Citizens Advice in Northern Ireland, informs the users that only the people around the Belfast area have been affected, as the laptop contained names, address, date of birth and national insurance number. In addition, s ... [read more >>]
	11 December 2007, 10:01GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Filmed Laptop Theft Gets 268,000 Users in Danger
	Laptop. Theft. Lost data. Thousands of people affected. These are surely the most popular terms this season, as several officials lost their laptops containing private information about numerous persons. What the heck, man? Protect your laptops for God's sake? How hard can it be to keep an eye on a laptop, especially when you know that it contains details of hundreds, maybe thousands of people? OK, enough with this temper, ... [read more >>]
	10 December 2007, 05:41GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Users Prone To Data Loss Due To Inexistent Backups
	The recent UK trouble in which the data of about 25 million people was lost proved us that it's extremely important to keep our very important information secure and protected. But it also reminded us to backup our files since a so important data loss can affected all the data stored on our computers. However, some recently statistics rolled out by Tickbox.net and Carbonite revealed that most consumers are not interested in creating b ... [read more >>]
	23 November 2007, 15:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia