LexisNexis acknowledges more ID theft

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LexisNexis acknowledges more ID theft on
310,000 people

LexisNexis acknowledges more ID theft on
310,000 people 04/13/2005 04:36 AM
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.

Today's disclosure comes just after an investigation by Reed Elsevier determined that its databases had been fraudulently breached 59 times using stolen passwords. The thieves, who obtained information including addresses and Social Security numbers, did not hack into the computer system and although they were able to get ahold of sensitive password information, the company says it is not certain how the passwords were acquired.

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LexisNexis: 280,000 more possible data
theft victims

LexisNexis: 280,000 more possible data
theft victims 04/12/2005 01:39 PM
An internal investigation at the LexisNexis division of Reed Elsevier has uncovered evidence that as many as 310,000 more people may have had their personal information exposed to unauthorized individuals who compromised the security of a massive database of public and private information, including Social Security and drivers license numbers.

Massive LexisNexis ID Theft Feared

Massive LexisNexis ID Theft Feared 04/12/2005 09:54 AM
CBS News Apr 12 2005 1:54PM GMT

LexisNexis Revises Potential Data Theft
Figure By Tenfold

LexisNexis Revises Potential Data Theft
Figure By Tenfold 04/13/2005 01:42 AM
Information Week Apr 13 2005 5:58AM GMT

LexisNexis: Files May Have Been Breached
(AP)

LexisNexis: Files May Have Been Breached
(AP) 04/12/2005 07:58 PM
AP - Criminals may have breached computer files containing the personal information of 310,000 people, a tenfold increase over a previous estimate of how much data was stolen from information broker LexisNexis, the company's parent said Tuesday.

LexisNexis May Have Had Earlier Breach
(AP)

LexisNexis May Have Had Earlier Breach
(AP) 04/13/2005 07:46 PM
AP - A LexisNexis executive said Wednesday there may have been an earlier breach of consumers' personal data that was never reported to the public.

LexisNexis Warns 280,000 of Info Breach
(AP)

LexisNexis Warns 280,000 of Info Breach
(AP) 04/18/2005 07:13 PM
AP - LexisNexis said on Monday that it has begun notifying about 280,000 people whose personal information may have been accessed by unauthorized individuals using stolen passwords and IDs.

Other News: Massive LexisNexis Breach

Other News: Massive LexisNexis Breach 04/12/2005 11:37 AM
Sensitive personal data on hundreds of thousands of people has been breached at LexisNexis.

LexisNexis Breach Worse Than Thought

LexisNexis Breach Worse Than Thought 04/12/2005 10:20 AM
LexisNexis said on Tuesday that a security breach which resulted in personal information of thousands its customers potentially being compromised could be ten times worse than originally thought. An investigation has discovered that 310,000 U.S. citizens may have had their addresses and Social Security numbers accessed.

LexisNexis Breach May Be Worse Than
Thought (AP)

LexisNexis Breach May Be Worse Than
Thought (AP) 04/12/2005 11:50 AM
AP - Up to 10 times as many people as originally thought may have had their profiles stolen from a LexisNexis database in the United States, publisher and data broker Reed Elsevier Group PLC said Tuesday.

LexisNexis Breach Worse Than Believed

LexisNexis Breach Worse Than Believed 04/12/2005 01:30 PM

LexisNexis Tightens Data Security

LexisNexis Tightens Data Security 03/19/2005 02:32 AM
AP via Newsday Mar 19 2005 4:44AM GMT

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Mark H. Anbinder (~140 words)

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LexisNexis Says Data Breach May Affect
310,000 People

LexisNexis Says Data Breach May Affect
310,000 People 04/12/2005 04:38 PM
The LexisNexis Group said today that the security breach at its data brokering unit appeared to be about 10 times larger than it originally reported.

LexisNexis data on 310,000 people feared
stolen

LexisNexis data on 310,000 people feared
stolen 04/12/2005 02:37 PM
Data broker LexisNexis said personal information may have been stolen on 310,000 U.S. citizens, or nearly 10 times the number found in a data breach announced last month.

LexisNexis data breach far worse than
reported

LexisNexis data breach far worse than
reported 04/13/2005 04:06 AM
300,000+ affected

Security Breach at LexisNexis Now
Appears Larger

Security Breach at LexisNexis Now
Appears Larger 04/13/2005 12:06 AM
Social Security numbers and the addresses of 310,000 people may have been stolen from the LexisNexis databases, 10 times more than originally reported.

LexisNexis flap draws outcry from
Congress

LexisNexis flap draws outcry from
Congress 04/12/2005 05:27 PM
It took mere hours for LexisNexis' latest embarrassing data leak revelation to spur cries of condemnation from Congress.

LexisNexis Uncovers More Consumer Data
Breaches

LexisNexis Uncovers More Consumer Data
Breaches 04/12/2005 01:17 PM
Personal information on 310,000 U.S. citizens may have been stolen from its computer systems, 10 times more than its initial estimate last month, data broker LexisNexis said.

LexisNexis: More Consumer Data Breaches
(Reuters)

LexisNexis: More Consumer Data Breaches
(Reuters) 04/12/2005 11:10 AM
Reuters - Data broker LexisNexis said on Tuesday that personal information on 310,000 U.S. citizens may have been stolen from its computer systems, 10 times more than its initial estimate last month.

It's official: ChoicePoint, LexisNexis
rooted many times

It's official: ChoicePoint, LexisNexis
rooted many times 04/14/2005 02:34 AM
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LexisNexis: Data on 310,000 people
feared stolen

LexisNexis: Data on 310,000 people
feared stolen 04/14/2005 02:08 AM

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issues

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between plan and reality

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Workers

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NASA Acknowledges Space Shuttle Risks
(AP)

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LexisNexis Suddenly Notices Massive Data
Security Breaches Everywhere They Look

LexisNexis Suddenly Notices Massive Data
Security Breaches Everywhere They Look 04/12/2005 06:01 AM
Funny how once the media attention for the various computer security break-ins started receiving attention, the various firms who were caught handing out your private data suddenly noticed that they'd actually been leaking data all along. Choicepoint, which was the first big one to admit a problem, later found a histo ry of leaked data. It appears they're not alone. LexisNexis, whose Seisant subsidiary wasn't particularly careful in how it kept all that data about you that you didn't realize they had (much of it, probably wrong ), decided that maybe it would be a smart move to look over some past transactions to see if this data leakage was a new problem. Turns out that it wasn't. LexisNexis is now admitting that they found not one or two more cases, but fifty-nine cases where their security was breached, opening up access to all sorts of private data (this is one of the databases the government likes to use to build profiles on people). The company is sending out letters to 280,000 people to let them know that they may have to spend the rest of their lives carefully scanning credit reports to make sure the company's own negligence didn't result in identity theft. Meanwhile, everyone's still being told that, basically, there 's nothing they can do against any of these firms that didn't seem to care about your privacy at all.

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Change (Reuters)

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Workers (Reuters)

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Prisoner (Reuters)

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LexisNexis acknowledges more ID theft