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Re: Online Backup Company Carbonite Loses Customers Data, Blames And Sues Suppliers (Updated)
From: Jeffrey Walton <noloader () gmail com>
Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2009 20:01:12 -0400
Following a link in in the article [1] revealed another interesting incident: Blogging platform JournalSpace (which I’d never heard of to date) has ceased to be, following a wipe-out of the main database for which there was no back-up in place. According to the JournalSpace blog, the database was overwritten as a result of a malicious act from a disgruntled ex-employee. [2] It makes me wonder what other acts the disgruntled employee may have performed, such as grabbing the customer database... [1] Online Backup Company Carbonite Loses Customers’ Data, Blames And Sues Suppliers (Updated) [2] http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/03/journalspace-drama-all-data-lost-without-backup-company-deadpooled/ On 4/22/09, security curmudgeon <jericho () attrition org> wrote:
http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/03/23/online-backup-company-carbonite-loses-customers-data-blames-and-sues-suppliers/ Online Backup Company Carbonite Loses Customers Data, Blames And Sues Suppliers (Updated) by Robin Wauters on March 23, 2009 The danger of storing your data in the cloud, part n. VC-backed online backup and storage provider Carbonite has lost data of 7,500+ customers who relied on the company to keep their files safe, The Boston Globe unveiled over the weekend. (note: see updates below, at this point we cant be sure anymore if any data was actually lost or not) The newspaper gets the information from a lawsuit that was filed by the Boston company last week, alleging that two of its service providers sold it over $3 million worth of defective hardware, linking this to the loss of their customers data and as a result, bringing substantial damage to its business and reputation. [..] _______________________________________________ Dataloss Mailing List (dataloss () datalossdb org) CREDANT Technologies, a leader in data security, offers advanced data encryption solutions. Protect sensitive data on desktops, laptops, smartphones and USB sticks transparently across your enterprise to ensure regulatory compliance. http://www.credant.com/stopdataloss
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- Online Backup Company Carbonite Loses Customers Data, Blames And Sues Suppliers (Updated) security curmudgeon (Apr 22)
- Re: Online Backup Company Carbonite Loses Customers Data, Blames And Sues Suppliers (Updated) Jeffrey Walton (Apr 22)