[IP] Data leak, and a shocking case of actual corporate responsibility

[Dave Farber <dave@farber.net>]

Delivered-To: dfarber+@ux13.sp.cs.cmu.edu
Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2004 11:39:41 -0500
From: Rich Kulawiec <rsk@gsp.org>
Subject: Data leak, and a shocking case of actual corporate responsibility
To: dave@farber.net

Not in the US, of course.  Had this happened here, some mid- and
low-level people would be blamed and fired, and senior management
would give themselves bonuses for managing the crisis so well.

---Rsk

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> From: Chris Uren <pressedpork.animal.spamtrap@myrealbox.com>
> Newsgroups: news.admin.net-abuse.email
> Subject: [Media] Softbank rocked by giant data leak
> Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2004 19:03:57 +0000
>
> Are we ever likely to see the day when a Western Board of Directors
> act in a similar way and accept the buck stops here. ??
>
> http://theregister.com/content/7/35909.html
>
> Softbank rocked by giant data leak
> By Tim Richardson
> Posted: 27/02/2004 at 17:46 GMT
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>
> Senior execs at Softbank in Japan are to take a pay cut after the
> personal details of more than four million broadband punters leaked out.
>
> Softbank - which together with Yahoo! operates broadband outfit
> "Yahoo! BB" in Japan - has been the victim of a scam to extort
> billions of Yen from the company, reported The Japan Times.
>
> Earlier this week, Softbank confirmed it was cooperating with police
> over an "attempted extortion using Yahoo! BB client data", following
> reports in the press.
>
> At the time Softbank said it was aware of 242 punters whose personal
> data had been compromised. The info included addresses, names,
> telephone numbers, dates of application and email addresses. However,
> no credit or security information such as credit card numbers,
> passwords or records of use was included.
>
> Today, it's emerged that the leak - thought to be an inside job -
> covers some 4.5m former and existing Yahoo! BB punters. Internal
> security has been tightened, said Softbank.
>
> At a news conference Softbank president, Masayoshi Son, apologised for
> the slip and said he and other senior execs would be on half pay for
> the next six months.
>
> The company is set to spend around four billion yen (£20 million)
> compensating those hit by the leak. ®

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