Data Breaches Soared to Record Levels in 2007
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01-01-2008, 01:41 PM,
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Data Breaches Soared to Record Levels in 2007
Quote:The loss or theft of personal data such as credit card and Social Security numbers soared to unprecedented levels in 2007, and the trend isn't expected to turn around anytime soon as hackers stay a step ahead of security and laptops disappear with sensitive information. Quote:"A lot of breaches are due to inadequate information handling, such as laptop computers with Social Security numbers on them that are lost," said Linda Foley, who founded the San Diego-based Identity Theft Resource Center after becoming an identity theft victim herself. "This is human error, and something that's completely avoidable, as opposed to a hacker breaking into your computer system."...full article: http://ecommercetimes.com/story/Data-Bre...60992.html |
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