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RSS details in newsBush signs Homeland Security bill - the details
News That could include details on virus research, security holes in applications and operating system vulnerabilities. The law also: requires all federal agencies, including the CIA, the Defense Department and the National... [26 Nov 2002]
Privacy fiasco: California suspends sales of personal details
News The state's department of health is now under pressure to halt the sale of the details of 24 million Californians following a 45-day suspension of the transaction. Concerned residents of the Sunshine State were in uproar... [06 Dec 2001]
Demon customers' card details at risk after PC theft
News Demon Internet has become the latest company to suffer a serious security breach involving its customers' credit card details. The company's headquarters were burgled, and a PC holding a cache containing partial credit... [03 Aug 2000]
Lotusphere 99: Lotus details Nokia WAP deal
News At Lotusphere 99 Berlin, Lotus today filled in the details on its joint venture with Nokia to run Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) services on Domino. Lotus demonstrated a variety of functions - which it says are... [27 Oct 1999]
Exclusive: Microsoft gifts your credit card details to fraudsters
News silicon.com has unearthed a new security hole in Microsoft's .NET system that could open the door to criminals getting hold of surfers' credit card details. When .NET's 'Express Purchase' technology inputs your credit... [14 Nov 2001]
Hackers steal details of 2,000 charity donors
News Hackers have stolen the personal details of thousands of donors to a Christian charity website and tried to extort money from the victims. The charity does not yet know how much money the criminals have stolen but the... [09 Dec 2005]
Consumers reluctant to give financial details online
News Most consumers are still reluctant to enter their personal financial details online, even though most actually willingly do so when asked, despite the fear of fraud online being greater than the chance of becoming a... [12 Aug 2008]
Thousands more UK patients' details lost
News The security of information held by the NHS suffered a further blow after the loss of another 4,000 medical and personal details has come to light. Stockport Primary Care Trust (PCT) admitted it had not informed the... [18 Jan 2008]
MasterCard scandal: More details emerge
News More details emerged on Monday about the cyber break-in at a payment processing company that exposed more than 40 million credit card accounts to fraud. The data security breach, possibly the largest to date, happened... [21 Jun 2005]
Visa card details stolen
News Visa has confirmed that the credit card details of "a number" of Visa customers in the US and Europe have been stolen from a US-based firm. Some affected customers have had their cards blocked and are now unable to take... [12 Jun 2003]
HSBC loses 370,000 customers' details
News HSBC faces possible investigation by the UK's financial watchdog after admitting losing a CD containing the details of 370,000 customers. A spokesman for HSBC said: "There is no information on this disk in relation to... [07 Apr 2008]
ITNet exposes job seekers' details online
News A job applicant to IT services firm ITNet had more to worry about than company perks after sensitive details from his application form were left accessible online. A short while afterwards, a friend of Richardson's... [27 Jul 2001]
Clinton details cyber-security plans
News President Clinton has fleshed-out the details of the US government's $2bn plan for a national cyber-security scheme. The scheme includes $90m in funding for the development of security technologies to prevent virus and... [11 Jan 2000]
Latest eBay scam phishes for user details
News The page that the email links to asks for eBay user information, credit card details and even the users ATM PIN number. Another email scam is targeting users of eBay, claiming their use of the auction site has been... [07 Oct 2003]
Details of Vista SP1 revealed
News Microsoft has revealed details of the changes to its Vista operating system that should come through in Service Pack 1, which is currently in beta form. In a detailed document, Microsoft promised significant efficiency... [12 Dec 2007]
