Comments on: The most embarrassing data losses of all time http://www.geekwithlaptop.com/the-most-embarrassing-data-losses-of-all-time Almost two steps ahead of technology Fri, 17 Feb 2012 12:13:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: ITGS Diigo Bookmarks – Read the Latest… 05/09/2010 | ITGS Online http://www.geekwithlaptop.com/the-most-embarrassing-data-losses-of-all-time/comment-page-1#comment-68139 ITGS Diigo Bookmarks – Read the Latest… 05/09/2010 | ITGS Online Sun, 09 May 2010 00:39:32 +0000 http://www.geekwithlaptop.com/?p=3883#comment-68139 [...] The most embarrassing data losses of all time | Geek with Laptop [...] [...] The most embarrassing data losses of all time | Geek with Laptop [...]

]]> By: Ron http://www.geekwithlaptop.com/the-most-embarrassing-data-losses-of-all-time/comment-page-1#comment-64676 Ron Wed, 29 Jul 2009 14:02:00 +0000 http://www.geekwithlaptop.com/?p=3883#comment-64676 No, nobody actually has a reason to carry hundreds of thousands of records around on a laptop. My guess: the laptop was "stolen" to cover another crime -- selling hundreds of thousands of records to the RBN or someone. The laptop then gets 'stolen' to explain how the RBN (or whoever) came into possession of said records. It's funny; you can store the same number of records on a beefy USB drive. They're eminently more portable and "stealable," but you never hear about hundreds of thousands of records coming up missing because of a stolen USB. Why? Why would anyone bother to report a stolen thumb drive? The laptop is perfect BECAUSE it is inventoried -- provides a perfect cover for the sale. No, nobody actually has a reason to carry hundreds of thousands of records around on a laptop. My guess: the laptop was “stolen” to cover another crime — selling hundreds of thousands of records to the RBN or someone.

The laptop then gets ‘stolen’ to explain how the RBN (or whoever) came into possession of said records.

It’s funny; you can store the same number of records on a beefy USB drive. They’re eminently more portable and “stealable,” but you never hear about hundreds of thousands of records coming up missing because of a stolen USB. Why? Why would anyone bother to report a stolen thumb drive?

The laptop is perfect BECAUSE it is inventoried — provides a perfect cover for the sale.

]]> By: DokorThomas http://www.geekwithlaptop.com/the-most-embarrassing-data-losses-of-all-time/comment-page-1#comment-64669 DokorThomas Tue, 28 Jul 2009 19:35:42 +0000 http://www.geekwithlaptop.com/?p=3883#comment-64669 Note the common thread: LAPTOP less computer, less secure and more costly. importantly, they are easy to avoid!! just say, "Make mine a desktop, please." Note the common thread: LAPTOP
less computer, less secure and more costly.
importantly, they are easy to avoid!!
just say, “Make mine a desktop, please.”

]]> By: Television Spy http://www.geekwithlaptop.com/the-most-embarrassing-data-losses-of-all-time/comment-page-1#comment-64659 Television Spy Tue, 28 Jul 2009 00:30:33 +0000 http://www.geekwithlaptop.com/?p=3883#comment-64659 Wow those are horrible the AOL one is pretty bad too, kinda a reverse of data loss but they leaked out information exactly and some of which was identifiable of people. Wow those are horrible the AOL one is pretty bad too, kinda a reverse of data loss but they leaked out information exactly and some of which was identifiable of people.

]]> By: Mike McDermott http://www.geekwithlaptop.com/the-most-embarrassing-data-losses-of-all-time/comment-page-1#comment-64657 Mike McDermott Mon, 27 Jul 2009 21:51:36 +0000 http://www.geekwithlaptop.com/?p=3883#comment-64657 And I always thought that the most embarrasing data breaches only occured in the US! Thanks for the international view of larceny and corporate malfeasance. And I always thought that the most embarrasing data breaches only occured in the US! Thanks for the international view of larceny and corporate malfeasance.

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