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One of world's biggest collectors of consumer data has agreed to pay $275,000 after federal authorities accused it of exposing the personal information of 13,750 people.The fine, which settles charges the Federal Trade Commission brought against Choicepoint, amounts to just $20 per exposed consumer. The breach was the result of the company... Read More →

By the time police Sgt. Robert Motyka responds to the disturbance call at a local hospital emergency room, the man at the reception counter is clearly agitated.His speech is unintelligible. He becomes frantic as the officer slowly approaches, urging him to calm down. In a blur of flailing arms, the man reaches for something in his back pocket.Motyka... Read More →

Street artist Shepard Fairey committed an egregious legal and ethical blunder by lying to a federal judge in his copyright battle with the Associated Press. But legal experts say his fundamental  Read More →

Most organisations are aware of the need to stop obviously confidential information from being leaked by staff, but few have policies in place to control "gateway data" and information equivalency threats. However, those less-discussed sources of information can be just as damaging to your organisation.Herbert "Hugh" Thompson, chief security... Read More →

Law firm Field Fisher Waterhouse (FFW) has teamed up with RSA Security and consultancy KPMG to launch a new web site designed to provide firms that have suffered a data breach with a direct "conduit" to relevant expert help.The Breach Action site was the brainchild of Stewart Room, head of FFW's data security practice, who realised that providing... Read More →

Last July, former Dolce & Gabbana publicist and girl-about-town Ali Wise was arrested and charged with computer trespass and eavesdropping for allegedly breaking into the voicemail of a romantic rival, according to a complaint filed with the Manhattan district attorney Read More →