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| | LexisNexis: 280,000 more possible data theft victims | InfoWorld | News | 2005-04-12 | By Paul Roberts, IDG News Service |
 | | 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, of Dayton, Ohio, Monday sent letters notifying those whose information may have been viewed during the incidents, and will offer free support services to those who are notified, including credit bureau reports, fraud insurance and credit monitoring services for one year. |
 | | The new disclosures from LexisNexis bring the Seisint MATRIX database compromise into a league with ChoicePoint Inc., of Alpharetta, Georgia, which agreed in February to tell 145,000 potential victims that ID thieves, in a breach of its database, may have gained access to personal information such as Social Security numbers and credit reports. |
| www.infoworld.com /article/05/04/12/HNmoredatatheft_1.html (1141 words) |
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