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Canadian IT Exec Accused Of Stealing Customer Database
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Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 01:29:28 -0600 (CST)
http://www.darkreading.com/security/attacks/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=212201246 By Tim Wilson DarkReading Dec 01, 2008 An IT manager of a Canadian direct marketing firm has been accused of absconding with a copy of the company's customer database. According to a report in last week's Vancouver Sun, an affidavit filed with the British Columbia Supreme Court accuses Nick Belmonte, vice president of IT at C-W Group, of stealing a computer backup tape containing names and information about 3.2 million customers -- potentially worth more than $10 million. The tape also contained credit card and bank account information of more than 800,000 customers. "The customer library could also potentially be marketed as a discrete asset with a value in the tens of millions of dollars," the affidavit said. In her affidavit, C-W chief executive Gloria Evans recalled she became extremely concerned that Belmonte had recently ordered another employee to bring three backup tapes to his office, where he made copies. Only two tapes were found on Belmonte's desk. "The tape containing the customer library data was missing," the statement says. [...] _______________________________________________ Help InfoSecNews.org with a donation! http://www.infosecnews.org/donate.html
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