Cabinet data on stolen BlackBerry

[security curmudgeon <jericho () attrition org>]

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: InfoSec News <alerts () infosecnews org>

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7994850.stm

BBC News
11 April 2009

A BlackBerry sold by a homeless man to a student has been found to contain 
the personal details of cabinet ministers, top civil servants and police 
officers.

Journalism student Darryl Curtis said it held hundreds of phone numbers, 
with data which led him to think it belonged to an ex-Sheffield council 
chief.

Details of cabinet ministers including Ed Balls and David Miliband were on 
the BlackBerry, said Mr Curtis, 44.

Police believe it was stolen from a car and that they have traced the 
owner.

Mr Curtis, who is studying at Sheffield Hallam University, told the 
Sheffield Star he had bought the device while working on an assignment 
about homelessness.

[...]
_______________________________________________
Dataloss Mailing List (dataloss () datalossdb org)

CREDANT Technologies, a leader in data security, offers advanced data encryption solutions.
Protect sensitive data on desktops, laptops, smartphones and USB sticks transparently 
across your enterprise to ensure regulatory compliance.
http://www.credant.com/stopdataloss