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    Mar 30, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  1. MasterCard and Visa warn of breach that could compromise millions of card numbers

    MasterCard and Visa are warning banks nationwide&nbsp;of a massive breach at an unnamed&nbsp;U.S-based credit card processor, potentially involving as more than 10 million card numbers could be compromised, according to the blog, <a href=&quot;http://krebsonsecurity.com/2012/03/mastercard-visa-warn-of-processor-breach/#more-14393" target="_blank">KrebsonSecurity</a>.
    MasterCard and Visa are warning banks nationwide of a massive breach at an unnamed U.S-based credit card processor, potentially involving as more than 10 million card numbers could be compromised, according to the blog, KrebsonSecurity. Blogger Brian...

    Tags: Bank of America Corp., Business Institutions, Interior Policy, Consumers, Security

    2. Sep 19, 2011 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  2. Online information needs better protection

    Two recent stories have highlighted how confidential health and patient data are at risk. First, a report from the Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Civil Rights noted that nearly 8 million Americans were affected by almost 31,000 health information breaches in the course of a year. Alarmingly, nearly 70 percent of the investigations into data breach incidents that affected 500 people or more remain open.
    Two recent stories have highlighted how confidential health and patient data are at risk. First, a report from the Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Civil Rights noted that nearly 8 million Americans were affected by almost 31,000...

    Tags: University of Maryland, College Park, Computer Crime, Hospitals and Clinics, College Park (Prince George's, Maryland), Local Government

    3. Jun 18, 2005 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  3. 40 million credit card numbers are at risk

    Los Angeles Times
    In the largest reported breach of personal data, hackers infiltrated the computers at a credit card processing center and stole as many as 40 million card numbers, MasterCard International disclosed yesterday. MasterCard said card numbers and...

    Tags: American Express Company, Computer Crime, Tucson, Computer Networking and Internet, Corporate Crime

    4. Oct 12, 2001 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  4. FBI list names 370 sought worldwide in Sept. 11 terror

    Associated Press
    NEW YORK - A detailed FBI list of people being sought for questioning in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks includes Florida residents who shared a post office box in Saudi Arabia, a man with a "LAST-DAY-11," e-mail address and the German girlfriend of one of...

    Tags: United Nations, Saudi Arabia, France, Security, Interior Policy

    5. Sep 15, 2001 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  5. Some businesses may profit from attacks

    Sun Staff
    As customers snatched American flags right out of the box at a jammed Flag Shop in Baltimore's Harborplace, clerk Lena Hamideh struggled to keep pace with the cash-register line and a telephone that rang every 30 seconds. "I need a 5-by-8 USA!" Hamideh...

    Tags: Air and Space Accidents, Transportation Accidents, Labor Markets, Greeting Cards, Corporate Officers

    6. Jun 1, 2012 |Story| Reuters

  6. EXCLUSIVE-UPDATE 2-Dell talks with Quest break down -sources

    Reuters
    (Adds Quests share price slide, adds additional source and background) By Poornima Gupta and Nadia Damouni June 1 (Reuters) - Negotiations for Dell Inc to acquire Quest Software Inc have broken off but lower-level representatives from both companies...

    Tags: Companies and Corporations, Quest Software Incorporated, Interior Policy, Trials, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Company

    7. May 29, 2012 |Story| Reuters

  7. UK clears Guardian journalist over hacking coverage

    Reuters
    LONDON (Reuters) - UK prosecutors investigating a phone-hacking scandal at a Rupert Murdoch tabloid have decided not to charge a journalist from the Guardian newspaper for illegally obtaining information from the police to break the story. The hacking...

    Tags: Prosecution, Political Corruption, News of the World, Rupert Murdoch, Whitehall

    8. May 24, 2012 |Story| Reuters

  8. TEXT-S&P comments on SafeNet

    Reuters
    May 24 - Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said today that its rating and outlook on SafeNet Inc. (rated 'B' with a stable outlook) are not affected following the company's announcement that it has withdrawn its proposed $175 million dividend...

    Tags: Companies and Corporations, Interior Policy, SafeNet Incorporated, Restructuring and Recapitalization, Security

    9. May 18, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. German privacy official warns potential Facebook investors

    A German government official warned his country's would-be Facebook investors that the social network's business is based on practices that are prohibited by European privacy laws.
    A German government official warned his country's would-be Facebook investors that the social network's business is based on practices that are prohibited by European privacy laws. Thilo Weichert, data protection commissioner for the northern German...

    Tags: Facebook, Social Media, Europe, Media Industry, Interior Policy

    10. May 16, 2012 |Story| Reuters

  10. Companies less wary of personal devices at work-Cisco

    Reuters
    May 15 (Reuters) - Corporate IT departments in the United States are becoming less wary of staff bringing their personal devices to work, a Cisco study showed, although security remains a top concern. Among 600 IT and business executives questioned by...

    Tags: Companies and Corporations, Employees, Interior Policy, Avaya Incorporated, Security

    11. May 16, 2012 |Story| Reuters

  11. Google to meet French regulator on privacy policy

    Reuters
    By Leila Abboud and Gwénaëlle Barzic PARIS, May 16 (Reuters) - Google will meet with France's data protection watchdog on May 23 to answer questions about its new user privacy policy as part of a Europe-wide investigation being led by the French...

    Tags: Europe, Interior Policy, France, Google Inc., Google+

    12. May 16, 2012 |Story| Reuters

  12. UPDATE 1-Google to meet French regulator on privacy policy

    Reuters
    * French data protection watchdog leads European inquiry * Legality of Google's new privacy policy at issue * Meeting set for May 23 By Leila Abboud PARIS, May 16 (Reuters) - Google will meet with France's data protection watchdog next week to...

    Tags: Europe, European Union, France, Interior Policy, Google Inc.

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