Volume IV

Issue : 11: June 1, 2006

• Global Sting Operation Targets Major Internet Fraud Schemes
• U.S. Veterans Personal Information Compromised After Home Burglary
• The Co operators Group Wins Domain Name Dispute Over "Cooperator.ca"
• WestJets $15.5 Million Apology to Air Canada
• Wi LAN Files Patent Suit Against D Link
• Complainant Obtains Domain Name Transfer Based on Parent Companys Mark
• Bank Makes Incorrect Assumptions About DNS Listings
• Amazons "One Click" Patent Back Before U.S. Patent Office
• Record Industry Sues XM Satellite Over iPod like Device

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U.S. Veterans Personal Information Compromised After Home Burglary

A recent report indicates that an electronic data file containing personal information of up to 26.5 million U.S. veterans was taken from the home of a U.S. Veterans Affairs employee. Representatives of the Department of Veterans Affairs explain that the data file contains the names, birth dates, Social Security numbers, and possibly disability ratings of veterans discharged after 1975 and some of their spouses, as well as some veterans discharged before 1975 who submitted a claim for benefits. The report states that the Veterans Affairs employee in possession of the data file took the information home, without authorization, to work on a project, and that the burglars were likely unaware of the sensitive nature of the property taken. Nevertheless, experts observe that this theft represents the largest unauthorized disclosure ever of Social Security data, and exposes the veterans affected to the risk of credit card fraud.

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