ChoicePoint Fraud Case is Worse Than We Thought

More on this story about the fraudsters who set up fake companies to request thousands of consumers' credit reports. Apparently California is the only state with a law requiring disclosure of this type of leak, that's probably why only the Californians were notified of the leak. It's not necessarily because people in other states weren't affected. That's kind of disturbing if you ask me. It would be nice to see these companies being a little more proactive about notifiying potential victims of potential fraud, regardless of laws "requiring" them to notify people.

From an updated MSNBC article:

"So far, only California residents have been told their information may have been stolen, but experts believe the fraud likely involved consumers around the country. California state law requires disclosure of such data leaks, but it is the only state in the country to do so. Similar laws have been proposed in several other states, including New York. "

Full article on MSNBC