LexisNexis acknowledges more ID theft
"NEW YORK (CNN) - LexisNexis, which compiles and sells personal and financial data on U.S. consumers, said Tuesday that personal information on 310,000 people nationwide may have been stolen.
That number is nearly 10 times higher than the figure LexisNexis disclosed last month when it first reported that its databases had been breached.
LexisNexis said in March that 32,000 people had been potentially affected by the breaches.
In a press release on its Web site, the company said it will notify an additional 278,000 individuals whose data may have been stolen, adding that it is working with law enforcement authorities to see if any of the stolen data has been misused.
Letters will be sent this week to people who may have been affected by the security breach. To date, none of the individuals who were notified that some of their information was accessed last month have experienced any form of identity theft, according to the company."
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That number is nearly 10 times higher than the figure LexisNexis disclosed last month when it first reported that its databases had been breached.
LexisNexis said in March that 32,000 people had been potentially affected by the breaches.
In a press release on its Web site, the company said it will notify an additional 278,000 individuals whose data may have been stolen, adding that it is working with law enforcement authorities to see if any of the stolen data has been misused.
Letters will be sent this week to people who may have been affected by the security breach. To date, none of the individuals who were notified that some of their information was accessed last month have experienced any form of identity theft, according to the company."
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