Myanmar loses internet connection 

Myanmar loses internet connection

In Hackers - 4 November 2010 2:39 PM
Massive DDoS attack against country.
ATO loses thousands of records on unencrypted CD 

ATO loses thousands of records on unencrypted CD

In Risk - By Kathryn Small, 31 October 2008 3:05 PM
The Australian Taxation Office lost an unencrypted CD containing thousands of personal details – and waited three weeks to inform those affected of the loss.
Hacker Gary McKinnon loses appeal, U.S. extradition looms 

Hacker Gary McKinnon loses appeal, U.S. extradition looms

In Hackers - By Paul Fisher, 29 August 2008 11:15 AM
Gary McKinnon, the alleged NASA hacker, has failed in his last-ditch appeal to the European Court of Human Rights to have his extradition to the United States quashed.
US State Department loses a lot of laptops 

US State Department loses a lot of laptops

By Egan Orion, 7 May 2008 10:06 AM
It has surfaced that the US State Department can't account for up to about 1,000 laptops, perhaps as many as 400 of which belonged to the department's Anti-Terrorism Assistance ...
HSBC loses customer data 

HSBC loses customer data

By Rosalie Marshall, 8 April 2008 8:50 AM
HSBC has lost a disc containing details of 370,000 of its customers, in an incident which will raise further questions about firms' data security policies.
Spammer loses free speech argument 

Spammer loses free speech argument

In Messaging - By Iain Thomson, 4 March 2008 9:28 AM
A court in Virginia has struck down a spammer's appeal that his conviction violated his rights to free speech..
Oscar winner loses data back-ups 

Oscar winner loses data back-ups

In Risk - By Iain Thomson, 2 October 2007 11:58 AM
The home of Francis Ford Coppola was robbed over the weekend and the theft of his backup device has left him facing the loss of 15 years' worth of data.
IBM loses tapes with employee personal info 

IBM loses tapes with employee personal info

In Risk - By Dan Kaplan, 17 May 2007 9:53 AM
IBM, which invented magnetic tape storage more than 50 years ago and has since emerged as a leading provider of data encryption, has lost an undisclosed number of backup tapes ...
Lost: hard drive with information of 100,000 employees in US 

Lost: hard drive with information of 100,000 employees in US

In Risk - By Dan Kaplan, 8 May 2007 9:57 AM
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said today that it is investigating a missing external hard drive containing sensitive information of about 100,000 employees.
Pentagon hacker could face 60 years in prison after extradition to US 

Pentagon hacker could face 60 years in prison after extradition to US

In Hackers - By Fiona Raisbeck, 4 April 2007 10:29 AM
Gary McKinnon, accused of hacking into Pentagon and NASA networks, has lost his fight against extradition to the United States in front of the British High Court.
Oregon loses 2,200 taxpayer records 

Oregon loses 2,200 taxpayer records

By Ericka Chickowski, 15 June 2006 11:42 PM
The personal information of up to 2,200 Oregon taxpayers may be at risk for identity theft due to the compromise of a state computer, officials announced this week.
Sheffield hacker loses love and friends 

Sheffield hacker loses love and friends

By David Quainton, 8 April 2005 11:36 AM
A 37-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of hacking into a dating agency website. The man, from Sheffield allegedly entered loveandfriends.com, took control of members’ ...
Microsoft loses secret source code 

Microsoft loses secret source code

By Dan Ilett, 13 February 2004 3:13 PM
Microsoft is facing further embarrassment as several million lines of source code for versions of its Windows operating system have been leaked and published on the internet.
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