LexisNexis Reports Theft of Personal Data
Yipes! The Washington Post Reports on more big-time fraud--this time it's LexisNexis that let fraudsters steal personal data on 32,000 customers. Here's an excerpt from the article:
"Identity thieves have compromised another company that collects and sells personal information on millions of U.S. consumers, the latest in a series of breaches that is throwing a spotlight on the practices and safeguards of a booming data-collection industry.
LexisNexis, a worldwide leader in global legal and business data, announced that data on 32,000 consumers was fraudulently gathered in a series of incidents. The data includes names, addresses, Social Security and drivers' license numbers.
The breaches occurred at the company's recently acquired Seisint subsidiary, a Florida firm that sells data amassed from extensive public-records searches to law-enforcement agencies, businesses, private investigators and others."
Read the article on washingtonpost.com
"Identity thieves have compromised another company that collects and sells personal information on millions of U.S. consumers, the latest in a series of breaches that is throwing a spotlight on the practices and safeguards of a booming data-collection industry.
LexisNexis, a worldwide leader in global legal and business data, announced that data on 32,000 consumers was fraudulently gathered in a series of incidents. The data includes names, addresses, Social Security and drivers' license numbers.
The breaches occurred at the company's recently acquired Seisint subsidiary, a Florida firm that sells data amassed from extensive public-records searches to law-enforcement agencies, businesses, private investigators and others."
Read the article on washingtonpost.com
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