Comments on: Bell Probes Theft Of Personal Data http://www.liquidmatrix.org/blog/2008/02/14/bell-probes-theft-of-personal-data/ Bringing Fire To The Village: Your Source For Computer, Network & Information Security News from Dave Lewis, Security Blogger Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:48:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Dave Lewis http://www.liquidmatrix.org/blog/2008/02/14/bell-probes-theft-of-personal-data/#comment-68044 Dave Lewis Thu, 14 Feb 2008 16:05:23 +0000 http://www.liquidmatrix.org/blog/2008/02/14/bell-probes-theft-of-personal-data/#comment-68044 @Eric Fair point. I was leaning more to the idea that the info, while available via the phone book also points to the fact they are Bell customers. A tidy dollar could be made on cloning phones or something to that end. thanks for the comment. @Eric

Fair point. I was leaning more to the idea that the info, while available via the phone book also points to the fact they are Bell customers. A tidy dollar could be made on cloning phones or something to that end.

thanks for the comment.

]]> By: Eric http://www.liquidmatrix.org/blog/2008/02/14/bell-probes-theft-of-personal-data/#comment-68043 Eric Thu, 14 Feb 2008 15:35:57 +0000 http://www.liquidmatrix.org/blog/2008/02/14/bell-probes-theft-of-personal-data/#comment-68043 Name, Address, and Phone number. Yes, a good starting point for identity theft. However, what about the telephone book. Lots of good records there, whitepages, etc. While the fact the Telecom withheld information of the theft is bad, the information they currently clam was accessible was just a bit more than what you find in any public telephone directory. Now, that *assumes* that the Telco has not withheld if the data (or other data) on the system held more compromising information. Name, Address, and Phone number. Yes, a good starting point for identity theft. However, what about the telephone book. Lots of good records there, whitepages, etc.

While the fact the Telecom withheld information of the theft is bad, the information they currently clam was accessible was just a bit more than what you find in any public telephone directory.

Now, that *assumes* that the Telco has not withheld if the data (or other data) on the system held more compromising information.

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