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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
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 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 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGP Desktop 9.5.3 (Build 5003) wj8DBQFF4Ijsq1pz9mNUZTMRAvIXAKD4DfD8XBwpVsrNplKBIIlMslmbcACgqgLy ExnMjLccqeUsS3me0C6uy6E= =dHBH -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- "Fergie", a.k.a. Paul Ferguson Engineering Architecture for the Internet fergdawg(at)netzero.net ferg's tech blog: http://fergdawg.blogspot.com/ _______________________________________________ privacy mailing list privacy () whitestar linuxbox org http://www.whitestar.linuxbox.org/mailman/listinfo/privacy
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