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VIP Records Compromised in Limo Service Hack

A company that brokers reservations for limousines and other upscale private transportation options, CorporateCarOnline, was recently hacked, and the cyber bandits made away with a gold mine. According to Krebs on Security, which broke the story, over 850,000...

IRS exposes Social Security numbers of political donors

The IRS has accidentally revealed on its web site Social Security numbers of some donors to political groups known as “527s.”  Once the error was uncovered by a watchdog group, the IRS took the records offline. Article Excerpt: The Internal Revenue Service...

Are you one of the 19? You should be!

It’s no secret that many businesses are unprotected from cyber risks.  A new study released recently by Zurich confirms this:  Only 19% of all organizations polled had insurance for cyber liability.  Yet, most firms are increasingly worried about cyber issues.  Though...

Personal Identification Information Includes Zip Codes

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court recently ruled that ZIP codes qualify as personal identification information (PII) in that state.  In the case, a retailer had asked a customer for her ZIP code when processing her credit card for a purchase.  The court found...