Mortgage data leaked over file network
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Three spreadsheets containing more than 5,000 Social Security numbers and other personal details about customers of ABN Amro Mortgage Group were inadvertently leaked over an online file-sharing network by a former employee.
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One of Harvard University&#39;s Web sites appeared on Monday to have been hacked, with its contents appearing on the BitTorrent file-sharing network.A compressed 125MB file claiming to be the database for the Web site of Harvard&#39;s Graduate School of Arts and Sciences is available via the BitTorrent peer to peer network. The file is listed on The Pirate Bay, a Web site that indexes torrents, or small information files that coordinate the download of content from other users on BitTorrent.The Web site for the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences was offline on Monday.A note attached to the torrent claimed the file contained a backup of the site -- including some contacts files and other files associated with Joomla, an open-source content management system -- along with other various bits. It appears to be legitimate.The note&#39;s writer claims the stunt is intended to demonstrate the insecurity of Harvard&#39;s server. The writer also exposed what purport to be usernames and passwords belonging to two of the site&#39;s system administrators.&quot;Stupid people, you don&#39;t use a secure password,&quot; read a note preceding the sensitive information.As of Monday afternoon, the compromised file was being distributed by 11 users -- known in file-sharing terminology as &quot;seeders&quot; -- and was being downloaded by nine &quot;leechers,&quot; or those downloading the files.Harvard&#39;s media office was closed on Monday due to a national U.S. holiday.
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A computer hacker apparently broke into a database, leaving 32,000 people uncertain whether their finances or identities might be compromised.
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Federal prosecutors said they uncovered a mortgage fraud scheme involving at least 28 properties in South Florida and fraudulent loans totaling more than $14.2 million.
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Controversial plan could force file swappers to face criminal charges.
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P2P user hygiene found lacking Social security numbers and other sensitive information belonging to more than 5,000 customers of ABN Amro Mortgage Group have been leaked onto the BearShare file-sharing network by a former employee, according to news reports.â¦
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Global credit squeeze undermining private sector sale of mortgage lender
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For audio files, visit http://www.absolute.com/anr  SUGGESTED ANCHOR LEAD: What are companies doing to keep customers' private information safe from criminals? Not enough according to the experts. Walter Ocner reports.
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Personal data on thousands of mostly U.S. residents were found exposed, ripe for spam and hacking.
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Records raise new questions about the business practices of the giant mortgage lender at the center of the subprime mess.
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US markets lose ground as data shows repossessions and overdue mortgage payments in the US at record levels.
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Business & money: Fresh evidence emerges over the depth of America's sub-prime mortgage crisis.
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SAN FRANCISCO -    For ransom: your sensitive computer files. In the latest online scam, cybercrooks are breaking into the PCs of small businesses and individuals, locking up data and demanding money in return for freeing it.
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Borrowers have used the Internet for years to shop for mortgages. Now a growing number are actually closing their loans online, too.
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Personal information on about 650,000 customers of J.C. Penney and up to 100 other retailers could be compromised after a computer tape went missing.
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Sensitive customer details are lost in an Atlanta burglary - the third such theft in a year. For the third time in a year, criminals have stolen computers that contained names and sensitive financial information of customers of Wells Fargo &amp; Co.
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Time to call the credit bureaus? Almost 1.4 million records containing the personal information of Californians likely stolen.