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Re: [privacy] 93,754,333 Examples of Data Nonchalance
From: security curmudgeon <jericho () attrition org>
Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2006 16:50:01 -0400 (EDT)
: > So because the data was out of their control for over a month, but they : > happened to get the laptop back.. the data is just magically 'safe' and : > wasn't compromised? How do they know? : : Forensics. They released a statement saying that the data had not been : accessed. : : of course whether or not They were telling the truth is another matter.. I steal your laptop, remove the drive, mirror it on my own system, put your drive back in your laptop and let you 'convenietly' find it a month later. What forensics will determine if I accessed your data? : > : system isnt flawed to begin with (I doubt very much that FDR was : > : concerned about Information Security), just that they drummed up the : > : numbers a little. : > : > Also remember that PRC does not track non US dataloss incidents. : : do non-us residents have ssn's ;-) No, but they have credit information and other PII that matters. Remember that each of the incidents on PRC or other archives don't necessarily reflect the theft of a SS#. _______________________________________________ privacy mailing list privacy () whitestar linuxbox org http://www.whitestar.linuxbox.org/mailman/listinfo/privacy
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