Hackers Nab U.S. Citizens' Data
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Hackers Nab U.S. Citizens' Data
<http://www.wired.com/news/privacy/0,1848,66842,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_3>
NEW YORK -- Using misappropriated passwords and identifications from
legitimate customers, hackers got access to personal information on as many
as 32,000 U.S. citizens in a database owned by LexisNexis, the company's
corporate parent said Wednesday.
Reed Elsevier Group said the breach of its recently acquired Seisint unit
was being investigated by staff and by U.S. law enforcement authorities.
Boca Raton, Florida-based Seisint stores millions of personal records
including individuals' addresses and social security numbers. Customers
include police and legal professionals and public and private sector
organizations.
Reed Elsevier bought Seisint -- which provides data for Matrix, a crime and
terrorism database project funded by the U.S. government that has raised
concerns among civil liberties groups --for $775 million in August.
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