news: Confidential Shell database published on web

[Shawn Merdinger <shawnmer () gmail com>]

1.  http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/natural_resources/article7024417.ece

"Royal Dutch Shell was at the centre of a major security breach last
night after the names and telephone numbers of tens of thousands of
the oil company’s staff were circulating freely on the internet.  The
details of up to 170,000 workers and contractors linked to the
company, including some workers’ addresses, were contained in a
database of Shell’s global workforce."

2.  http://royaldutchshellplc.com/2010/02/12/contact-details-for-170000-shell-employees-a-prize-for-hackers/

"...the company subsequently told the press, including the FT, that
the database leak was not a security risk."

3.  http://royaldutchshellplc.com/2010/02/12/which-shell-official-lied-about-employee-data-breach-implications/

“the leak is no more dangerous than handing out business cards”


cheers,
--scm

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