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Brokerage Firm Fined $375,000 for Unsecured Data

Brokerage firm DA Davidson has agreed to pay a fine of $375,000 for failing to protect confidential client data from Latvian hackers who breached the company in 2007 in an online extortion scheme....

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Tuesday, April 13th, 2010 Net News No Comments

etc: MPAA boss Dan Glickman says that his meeting with VP Bide…

MPAA boss Dan Glickman says that his meeting with VP Biden, the FBI, Homeland Security, and the Secret Service was appropriate and necessary. Internet piracy is killing movies (well, apart from record-setting box...

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Friday, December 18th, 2009 Net News No Comments

Secret Service Probing Obama Facebook Threat

A poll was created Monday on Facebook asking whether the creator of the “Should Obama be Killed Poll’ be arrested. The latest poll comes hours after the Secret Service asked Facebook to remove...

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Tuesday, September 29th, 2009 Net News No Comments

TJX Hacker Charged with Heartland, Hannaford Breaches

The constellation of hacks connected to the TJX hacker is growing. Albert “Segvec” Gonzalez, a former Secret Service informant who is already awaiting trial over his involvement in the TJX hack, has been...

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Monday, August 17th, 2009 Net News No Comments

Report: Faulty Communications Imperil President

The U.S. Secret Service is asking for $34 million to help upgrade its communication system, and says that without the money the president’s life could be in danger, according to a news report....

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Friday, May 22nd, 2009 Net News No Comments