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NEWS ABOUT: breach of security

breach of security stories: 6 news summaries

 Col. Sanders 
 Impersonator Punks UN 

Impersonator dupes security in publicity stunt

Oct 27, 09 2:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Colonel Sanders lookalike got a diplomat’s welcome at the United Nations, somehow tricking the security guards into letting him in, UN officials sheepishly admitted. Once inside, the KFC mascot met with UN General Assembly President Ali Treki of Libya, even getting his picture snapped shaking hands beneath the... More »

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Iraq • United Nations • publicity stunt • KFC • breach of security • Ban Ki-Moon • Kentucky Fried Chicken • Colonel Sanders

(Newser) - Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi pleaded not guilty today to charges she violated terms of her house arrest, Reuters reports. She blamed the regime’s lax security for allowing an American to swim to her lakeside home. Asked if she was guilty, Suu Kyi answered, “no, because... More »

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crime • Myanmar • Burma • Aung San Suu Kyi • court cases • breach of security • John Yettaw

Patients' Info Swiped Along With Laptop

Unencrypted data on 2,500 government study subjects missing

Mar 25, 08 3:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - A government laptop loaded with personal medical info on thousands of patients just “fell through the cracks,” a top exec with an NIH subsidiary says. The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute machine was stolen Feb. 23, apparently at random, from an employee’s car trunk. None of... More »

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identity theft • Government Accountability Office • laptop • computer security • encryption • medical records • National Institutes of Health • private data • breach of security • National Heart, Lung & Blood Institute

Passport Leaks Traced to
2 Va. Companies

Workers for passport-maker and intel firm breached files

Mar 21, 08 7:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - Federal contractors who breached Barack Obama and John McCain passport records worked at to two Virginia companies, MSNBC reports. US passport maker Stanley, Inc. said today that it promptly fired two workers for accessing Obama's records this year. But a worker for The Analysis Corporation is still employed after probing... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John McCain • State Department • breach of security • passport files • Stanley, Inc. • subcontractor

 Clinton, McCain 
 Passport Files
 Also Breached 

Rice apologizes to candidates for State Dept. snoopers

Mar 21, 08 11:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - The State Department said today that Hillary Clinton’s and John McCain’s passport files also have been breached—just hours after Condoleezza Rice apologized to Barack Obama for the same thing, CNN reports. Rice promised a full investigation. “If it's true, it's reprehensible, and the Bush administration has... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John McCain • Condoleezza Rice • State Department • breach of security • passport files

 State Dept.
 Fires 2 Over
 Breach of
 Obama Files 

Employees looked at his passport records

Mar 20, 08 7:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - The State Department has fired two employees and disciplined a third for taking unauthorized looks at Barack Obama's passport records, NBC News reports. It's not clear what they were trying to do, but their explanations for looking at the files didn't satisfy their bosses. The Obama camp said it smacked... More »

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Barack Obama • State Department • passport • breach of security • Bureau of Consulate Affairs • passport files

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