LexisNexis: Data on 310,000 people feared stolen
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LexisNexis data on 310,000 people feared
stolen
LexisNexis data on 310,000 people feared
stolen
04/12/2005 02:37 PMData 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 Says Data Breach May Affect
310,000 People
LexisNexis Says Data Breach May Affect
310,000 People
04/12/2005 04:38 PMThe LexisNexis Group said today that the security breach at its data
brokering unit appeared to be about 10 times larger than it originally
reported.
Personal Data of 59,000 People Stolen
(AP)
Personal Data of 59,000 People Stolen
(AP)
03/23/2005 01:22 PMAP - Hackers gained personal information of 59,000 people affiliated
with a California university — the latest in a string of
high-profile cases of identity theft.
Medical group: Data on 185,000 people
was stolen
Medical group: Data on 185,000 people
was stolen
04/08/2005 03:48 PMThieves make off with a California organization's two new Dell
PCs--and the financial and medical records of thousands of patients.
Stolen computer holds data on 100,000
people
Stolen computer holds data on 100,000
people
03/29/2005 04:30 AMBoston Globe Mar 29 2005 8:50AM GMT
Massive LexisNexis ID Theft Feared
Massive LexisNexis ID Theft Feared
04/12/2005 09:54 AMCBS News Apr 12 2005 1:54PM GMT
LexisNexis acknowledges more ID theft on
310,000 people
LexisNexis acknowledges more ID theft on
310,000 people
04/13/2005 04:36 AMLexisNexis, 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 Tightens Data Security
03/19/2005 02:32 AMAP via Newsday Mar 19 2005 4:44AM GMT
LexisNexis: 280,000 more possible data
theft victims
LexisNexis: 280,000 more possible data
theft victims
04/12/2005 01:39 PMAn 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 data breach far worse than
reported
LexisNexis data breach far worse than
reported
04/13/2005 04:06 AM300,000+ affected
LexisNexis Uncovers More Consumer Data
Breaches
LexisNexis Uncovers More Consumer Data
Breaches
04/12/2005 01:17 PMPersonal 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 AMReuters - 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 AMFunny 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 Revises Potential Data Theft
Figure By Tenfold
LexisNexis Revises Potential Data Theft
Figure By Tenfold
04/13/2005 01:42 AMInformation Week Apr 13 2005 5:58AM GMT
Data Breach Much Worse Than Feared
Data Breach Much Worse Than Feared
04/19/2005 09:25 AMCBS News Apr 19 2005 2:10PM GMT
Stolen laptop exposes data of 100,000
Stolen laptop exposes data of 100,000
03/28/2005 11:33 PMSan Jose Mercury News Mar 29 2005 3:47AM GMT
Stolen Laptop Exposes Data of 100,000
(AP)
Stolen Laptop Exposes Data of 100,000
(AP)
03/28/2005 07:31 PMAP - A thief has stolen a computer laptop containing personal
information about nearly 100,000 University of California, Berkeley
alumni, graduate students and past applicants, continuing a recent
outbreak of security breakdowns that has illustrated society's growing
vulnerability to identity theft.
Data of 100,000 Berkeley Grads Stolen
Data of 100,000 Berkeley Grads Stolen
03/29/2005 11:36 AMFor the second time this month, a California university has exposed
personal information of its students, highlighting the increasing risk
of identity theft. UC Berkeley officials acknowledged Monday that a
laptop stolen on March 11 contained names and Social Security numbers
of more than 98,000 individuals.
Customers' Data Believed Stolen From
Polo
Customers' Data Believed Stolen From
Polo
04/15/2005 05:11 AMChicagotribune.com - Thu Apr 14, 11:18 pm GMT
Stolen Computers Expose Personal Data
Stolen Computers Expose Personal Data
04/08/2005 03:24 PMForbes Apr 8 2005 7:57PM GMT
Lawmaker Doubts Los Alamos Data Was
Stolen
Lawmaker Doubts Los Alamos Data Was
Stolen
07/21/2004 02:44 AMA congressman who visited the laboratory this week to examine security
lapses said that two missing computer disks containing classified
information had probably been misplaced.
Berkeley Grads' Identity Data Stolen
Berkeley Grads' Identity Data Stolen
03/29/2005 09:33 AMCardSystems should not have retained
stolen customer data
CardSystems should not have retained
stolen customer data
06/22/2005 01:58 AMLate last week, MasterCard announced that tens of thousands of credit
card numbers had been stolen from a payment processor. Now it turns
out that the processor in question should not have retained the stolen
data in the first place.
Preventing Data Theft From A Stolen
Laptop
Preventing Data Theft From A Stolen
Laptop
12/24/2003 07:39 AMPolo Ralph Lauren Customers' Data Stolen
(AP)
Polo Ralph Lauren Customers' Data Stolen
(AP)
04/14/2005 10:06 AMAP - Data apparently stolen from the popular clothing retailer Polo
Ralph Lauren Inc. is forcing banks and credit card issuers to notify
thousands of consumers that their credit-card information may have
been exposed.
Stolen UC Berkeley laptop exposes
personal data of nearly 100,000
Stolen UC Berkeley laptop exposes
personal data of nearly 100,000
03/28/2005 11:39 PMPolo Ralph Lauren customers' data stolen
Polo Ralph Lauren customers' data stolen
04/15/2005 11:10 PMglobetechnology.com Apr 16 2005 3:44AM GMT
Israeli sensitive defense data stolen by
hackers
Israeli sensitive defense data stolen by
hackers
06/06/2005 12:06 AMBlack Market in Stolen Credit Card Data
Thrives on Internet
Black Market in Stolen Credit Card Data
Thrives on Internet
06/22/2005 02:03 AMDespite years of security improvements, credit card and bank account
numbers are boldly hawked on the Internet.
Laptop theft leaks data of 98,000 people
Laptop theft leaks data of 98,000 people
04/01/2005 03:37 AMTechSpot Apr 1 2005 8:10AM GMT
Have People Lost A Fighting Spirit
Against Spam Or Is Pew Faking The Data
Again?
Have People Lost A Fighting Spirit
Against Spam Or Is Pew Faking The Data
Again?
04/11/2005 05:58 AMAccording to the folks at Pew (who are suffering from a
credi
bility hit these days), people
are growing accustomed to spam. It still annoys people
to no end, but it's just become so common that people have given up
thinking about it or fighting against it, and just think of it as an
annoying fact of life, like traffic. Of course, it's not really clear
that the data actually says this. Basically, this conclusion appears
to be driven by two stats: (1) people trust email less but (2) they're
not reading less email -- sort of. The study actually says 22% of
people say they are spending less time on email because of spam, which
is down from 29% the year before. However, it's a bit of a stretch to
conclude from this one data point that people are resigned to spam.
It could mean that email simply has become more important in other
aspects. Or, it could mean that most of the people who were really
annoyed by spam decreased their email usage
last year instead
of this year. The problem with the data is that you can't really
compare the rate of change this year to last year, because (obviously)
they're starting from a different position. Most importantly, this
could just be an indication that spam filters have become more
effective. It wouldn't be surprising to find out that many people
have become resigned to spam -- but the data shown here doesn't
actually seem to prove that at all.
Verbatim to Use U3 Platform to Make USB
Smart Drives That Move Applications and
Data to Any PC; People Can Car
Verbatim to Use U3 Platform to Make USB
Smart Drives That Move Applications and
Data to Any PC; People Can Car
04/18/2005 04:25 AMBusiness Wire UK Apr 18 2005 8:36AM GMT
LexisNexis May Have Had Earlier Breach
(AP)
LexisNexis May Have Had Earlier Breach
(AP)
04/13/2005 07:46 PMAP - 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 AMCNN Money Apr 12 2005 1:12PM GMT
LexisNexis: Files May Have Been Breached
(AP)
LexisNexis: Files May Have Been Breached
(AP)
04/12/2005 07:58 PMAP - 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 Warns 280,000 of Info Breach
(AP)
LexisNexis Warns 280,000 of Info Breach
(AP)
04/18/2005 07:13 PMAP - 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.
LexisNexis Breach May Be Worse Than
Thought (AP)
LexisNexis Breach May Be Worse Than
Thought (AP)
04/12/2005 11:50 AMAP - 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.
Other News: Massive LexisNexis Breach
Other News: Massive LexisNexis Breach
04/12/2005 11:37 AMSensitive 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 AMLexisNexis 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.
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