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Toto	20-06-2008 14:10

Virgin Media Loose Customer Data

You'll love this one.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/06..._banking_loss/

Druchii

20-06-2008 14:13

Re: Virgin Media Loose Customer Data

Jesus christ... Another data loss.

Mind you i'm not surprised, we're using a public ftp for our data transfers between client and customers here... It's being shut down in 10 days or so to our new secure system etc. luckily.

BenMcr

20-06-2008 14:14

Re: Virgin Media Loose Customer Data

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Virgin Media is about halfway through individually contacting the people affected,

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It is paying for credit file protection for everyone whose banking information is now out in the wild, which means any fraud will be indemnified and credit histories will be unaffected.

At least they seem to be doing more about it than the government did. Obviously not excusing what has happened.

Zain	20-06-2008 14:43

Re: Virgin Media Loose Customer Data

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The data on the CD was not encrypted and also included names and home addresses.

there having a laugh arent they? any normal person would encrypt something important like that....

BenMcr

20-06-2008 14:59

Re: Virgin Media Loose Customer Data

Which is why Virgin use a secure FTP for any transfers like that.

This is also why there won't be any specific encryption tools on people PCs. Because they are not suppost to be burning/downloading anything to removable media

NO ONE

21-06-2008 21:47

Re: Virgin Media Loose Customer Data

in the woods of sir Alan (they B**** Clue):o:

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