LexisNexis Finds 59 Possible Data Theft Cases Tue Apr 12, 2005 04:43 AM ET http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=technologyNews&storyID=8152726 &src=rss/technologyNews
NEW YORK (Reuters) - News and information service LexisNexis said on Tuesday it found 59 cases of possible theft of U.S. citizens' personal data by unauthorized users. LexisNexis, owned by Anglo-Dutch publisher Reed Elsevier, said it was notifying about 280,000 individuals whose data may have been stolen, in addition to the 30,000 already notified in March, when LexisNexis first said it discovered electronic security breaches. LexisNexis said on March 9 that identity thieves had gained access to profiles of 32,000 U.S. citizens, after a billing complaint by a customer of its Seisint unit led to the discovery that an identity and password had been misappropriated. The information accessed included names, addresses, Social Security and driver's license numbers, but not credit histories, medical records or financial information, LexisNexis said. LexisNexis started a review of 2 years of activity at Seisint and its other businesses after the March announcement. Law enforcement authorities are assisting with investigations, the company said. Seisint, based in Boca Raton, Florida, uses property records and other public data to build profiles on millions of U.S. consumers, which it sells to law-enforcement agencies and financial institutions. You are a subscribed member of the infowarrior list. Visit www.infowarrior.org for list information or to unsubscribe. This message may be redistributed freely in its entirety. Any and all copyrights appearing in list messages are maintained by their respective owners.
