LexisNexis Uncovers More Consumer Data Breaches

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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.

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.

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.

LexisNexis Tightens Data Security

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

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 04/14/2005 02:08 AM

LexisNexis data breach far worse than
reported

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

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.

Data brokers didn't notify consumers of
past breaches

Data brokers didn't notify consumers of
past breaches 04/13/2005 05:53 PM
Executives at ChoicePoint and LexisNexis said they have had past data breaches that they have not reported to victims.

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

Another case of massive consumer data
theft

Another case of massive consumer data
theft 03/14/2005 04:51 PM
It must be the season for playing free and easy with consumer data. Consumer data aggregator Sesint reports that hackers broke into one of their databases and made off the info on 32,000 US consumers.

Consumer Prices Drop, Other Data Point
Up

Consumer Prices Drop, Other Data Point
Up 08/17/2004 09:11 PM
Reuters via Wired News Aug 18 2004 1:46AM GMT

Consumer data may be more vulnerable
offline than online, expert says

Consumer data may be more vulnerable
offline than online, expert says 03/23/2005 12:43 AM
InternetRetailer.com Mar 23 2005 4:51AM GMT

The TSA lied, played fast and loose with
consumer data

The TSA lied, played fast and loose with
consumer data 03/28/2005 06:42 PM
The TSA secretly obtained travel data on citizens from commercial airlines, lied about it, and then happily spread that data around to various third parties with minimal, and in some cases zero, oversight on how that data was being used.

Downbeat consumer data outweighs Dell
earnings news

Downbeat consumer data outweighs Dell
earnings news 02/14/2004 01:15 AM
The Scotsman Feb 14 2004 5:41AM GMT

Illinois law will add outpatient surgery
data to consumer health care Web site

Illinois law will add outpatient surgery
data to consumer health care Web site 06/17/2005 04:27 PM
Hospital Connect Jun 16 2005 3:40PM GMT

MapInfo releases latest data on UK
Consumer & Business expenditure
estimates

MapInfo releases latest data on UK
Consumer & Business expenditure
estimates 02/11/2004 04:00 AM
PublicTechnology.net Feb 11 2004 8:15AM GMT

"Housing price data from Consumer
Reports; shows what's overvalued and
undervalued, etc."

"Housing price data from Consumer
Reports; shows what's overvalued and
undervalued, etc." 04/14/2005 03:59 PM

Mobile Consumer Applications Will Drive
Data Traffic and Revenues Over
Next-Generation Mobile Networks, Says I

Mobile Consumer Applications Will Drive
Data Traffic and Revenues Over
Next-Generation Mobile Networks, Says I 05/21/2004 10:08 PM
Linux Electrons May 22 2004 1:10AM GMT

Cymfony Launches Digital Consumer
Insight to Analyze Blogs, Message
Boards, Discussion Forums and Other
Consumer-Generated Media for Market
Intelligence

Cymfony Launches Digital Consumer
Insight to Analyze Blogs, Message
Boards, Discussion Forums and Other
Consumer-Generated Media for Market
Intelligence 02/01/2005 09:20 PM
Breakthrough Solution Helps Fortune 1000 Companies Understand, Measure Digital Influencers and Gather Market Intelligence from Blogs, Discussion Forums, etc. [PRWEB Jan 25, 2005]

Art clean-up uncovers Old Master

Art clean-up uncovers Old Master 02/14/2004 12:10 PM
A clean-up of a little-known painting in the British royal collection reveals it to be a major work by Italian artist Caravaggio.

'X-ray software' uncovers the past

'X-ray software' uncovers the past 10/31/2003 04:58 AM
BBC Oct 31 2003 4:10AM ET

China uncovers Olympic corruption

China uncovers Olympic corruption 06/24/2004 04:38 AM
Chinese officials took funding for the 2008 Olympics to build themselves homes, and farmers get a raw deal, a national audit finds.

Brazil uncovers corrupt officials

Brazil uncovers corrupt officials 09/06/2004 05:40 AM
Federal prosecutors in Brazil say they have identified 137 politicians and more than 400 officials involved in a corruption scandal.

Tornado Uncovers Pot Operation in
Florida (AP)

Tornado Uncovers Pot Operation in
Florida (AP) 04/13/2005 05:25 PM
AP - A tornado that ripped through Geoffrey Crook's home in February didn't just tear away his roof. Authorities say it exposed his elaborate marijuana-growing operation.

Student uncovers US military secrets

Student uncovers US military secrets 05/13/2004 08:01 AM
'Felt-tip pen' censorship cracked

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 acknowledges more ID theft

LexisNexis acknowledges more ID theft 04/12/2005 08:45 AM
CNN Money Apr 12 2005 1:12PM GMT

Microsoft Uncovers Exchange Server 5.5
Vulnerability

Microsoft Uncovers Exchange Server 5.5
Vulnerability 08/10/2004 05:51 PM
A flaw in the version, for which Microsoft has released a patch, could allow an attacker to execute code on other clients' systems.

Lawsuit Uncovers New Bush Guard Records
(AP)

Lawsuit Uncovers New Bush Guard Records
(AP) 09/07/2004 07:43 PM
AP - President Bush ranked in the middle of his Air National Guard flight class and flew 336 hours in a fighter jet before letting his pilot status lapse and missing a key readiness drill in 1972, according to his flight records belatedly uncovered Tuesday under the Freedom of Information Act.

Pakistan Uncovers Plot to Hijack Plane
(AP)

Pakistan Uncovers Plot to Hijack Plane
(AP) 05/05/2004 03:32 PM
AP - Pakistani intelligence has uncovered a plot by a small band of terrorists to hijack and possibly blow up a plane bound for the United Arab Emirates, the prime minister said Wednesday, prompting the nation to put its airports on "red alert."

EarthLink uncovers rampant spyware and
trojan

EarthLink uncovers rampant spyware and
trojan 04/19/2004 11:06 AM

EarthLink uncovers rampant spyware and
trojans

EarthLink uncovers rampant spyware and
trojans 04/16/2004 08:56 AM
Computer Weekly Apr 16 2004 1:05PM GMT

Toilet Uncovers Alleged Weapons Plot
(AP)

Toilet Uncovers Alleged Weapons Plot
(AP) 08/20/2004 06:04 PM
AP - Boxes of guns fell from the false ceiling of a storage unit, crashed into a toilet and ruptured a water pipe, leading authorities to uncover an alleged plot to sell the weapons to arm opposing sides in Colombia's civil war.

Student uncovers US military secrets |
The Register

Student uncovers US military secrets |
The Register 05/16/2004 04:58 AM
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Hit squad set up to combat DP breaches

Hit squad set up to combat DP breaches 06/17/2005 04:41 PM
Who thought data protection could be so exciting?

Price of oil breaches $40 barrier

Price of oil breaches $40 barrier 05/07/2004 12:17 PM
Oil prices reach levels last seen when Iraq invaded Kuwait in 1990, following continuing fears about security in the Middle East.

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.
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