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Non-profit data breach tracking site ends service
Posted on Apr 11, 2008 by Tom Fragala
Attrition.org, a non-profit hobby site, has shuttered its news service. They had become one of the "go to" information sources on security and data breaches. Here is an excerpt of their explanation for the shut down (although they leave the door open for occasionally posting news):
In the past few weeks, it has come to our attention that too many people are more concerned with making a profit off of our work without any offer of acknowledgement or compensation. For those who aren't familiar with Attrition, we're a non-profit hobby site that takes on "projects" as we see fit, when we want to, and when we have time. For those who *are* familiar with Attrition, you probably know that we don't take kindly to being dealt with unfairly. Commercial entities, including "identity-theft prevention" upstarts and book authors, will gladly contact us, ask for information and advice, and then not even offer us the equivalent of a reach-around when selling their materials. We don't pimp our resources to others; they come to us. Unfortunately, more often than not, they won't even send us a "thank you".
I can't blame them. Although we at Truston have never contacted them, or used their information to sell product, I can understand their position. I thank them for their unpaid dedication and service to the industry and consumers. I've been reading their site for a few years now and appreciate what they have done. Thank you guys.
Filed under: Identity Theft, Other News
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