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Re: [privacy] Yet Another Japanese Data Breach Due to p2p File-Sharing


From: "Fergie" <fergdawg () netzero net>
Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2007 18:50:26 GMT

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But wait! One more breach to report in Japan involving Winny:

"Information on 500 people posted to web in latest police security
leak"
http://mdn.mainichi-msn.co.jp/national/news/20070224p2a00m0na022000c.html

- - ferg



- -- "Fergie" <fergdawg () netzero net> wrote:


Via Mainichi Daily News (props, Pogo Was Right).

[snip]

Chiba Bank admitted on Thursday that customers' personal information, such
as the amount of their savings, was leaked through the Winny file-sharing
software that was installed on an employee's personal computer.

The employee of Chiba Bank installed the Winny software sometime around
2003. Customer information, including savings and loan details for
individual and corporate customers was leaked through his computer at home.

[snip]

More:
http://mdn.mainichi-msn.co.jp/national/news/20070215p2a00m0na024000c.html

Note: There have been several data breaches in Japan over the
course of the past few years involved the Winny file-sharing
software, including breaches at several airports and a power plant.

- - ferg


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--
"Fergie", a.k.a. Paul Ferguson
 Engineering Architecture for the Internet
 fergdawg(at)netzero.net
 ferg's tech blog: http://fergdawg.blogspot.com/

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