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Cintas Sets Goal to Recycle 400 tons of Confidential Documents in Honor of Earth Day’s 40th Anniversary
Posted on April 1st, 2010 No commentsCintas Corporation plans to recycle more than 400 tons of paper documents in honor of Earth Day through a series of free community shred events. Throughout the month of April, local business and community organizations across the nation will host shredding events powered by Cintas.
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Heartland Update: Judge to Hear Motions to Dismiss Class Action Suits
Posted on September 9th, 2009 No commentsAttorney: Discovery is “the Biggest Battlefield”Preliminary legal hearings have begun in the class action suit against Heartland Payment Systems, the U.S.-based payments processor that was breached in 2008 More than 30 financial institutions from 22 states have joined the lawsuit against Heartland, which is the largest data breach on record, with a reported 130 million credit and debit cards stolen.
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Privacy experts see room for improvement from Obama
Posted on September 9th, 2009 No commentsPrivacy watchdogs today will give the Obama administration mixed reviews on its early performance for safeguarding privacy, civil liberties and the nation’s cyber infrastructure. …
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DuPont sues employee for trade secrets data breach
Posted on September 9th, 2009 No commentsIndustrial giant DuPont has been hit again by a malicious insider.
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Ben Bernanke Victimized By Identity Theft Ring | Newsweek National News | Newsweek.com
Posted on August 26th, 2009 No commentsIf ever there were living proof that identity theft can strike the mighty and powerful as well as hapless consumers, look no further than the nation’s chief banker: Ben Bernanke. The Federal Reserve Board chairman was one of hundreds of victims of an elaborate identity-fraud ring, headed by a convicted scam artist known as “Big Head,” that stole…
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Heartland Reports Loss
Posted on August 6th, 2009 No commentsBreach-Related Expenses Cost Processor $2.6 MillionHeartland Payment Systems Inc. (HPY), the nation’s sixth-largest payment processor, reports a loss for the second quarter because of a $19.4 million charge to settle claims and legal fees related to the security breach revealed earlier in January
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FTC Delays Launch of ID-Theft Program – WSJ.com
Posted on July 30th, 2009 No commentsThe FTC has postponed a deadline for many of the nation’s businesses to comply with a controversial identity-theft prevention program.
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City utility system breach exposes utility customers’ bank account details
Posted on June 15th, 2009 No commentsCity of Duncan Oklahoma data loss incident circa 2009-06-04
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Commentary: Group effort needed to secure cyberspace
Posted on June 15th, 2009 No commentsThe Internet is not broken, but it could be. Protecting the nation’s computer and communications networks from attack remains a challenge. Day after day we are bombarded by stories of data breach and potential vulnerability in our national information infrastructure.
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Federal data security measures remain weak, GAO reports
Posted on May 21st, 2009 No commentsThe federal government, which is seeking ways to protect patient data as the nation moves toward a digital healthcare system, shows persistent weaknesses on the information security front, according to the Government Accountability Office.
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