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ChoicePoint Data Stolen By Imposters

Posted by timothy on from the smarter-decisions-safer-world dept.

swight1701 writes "Criminals posing as legitimate businesses have accessed critical personal data stored by ChoicePoint Inc., a firm that maintains databases of background information on virtually every U.S. citizen. The incident involves a wide swath of consumer data, including names, addresses, Social Security numbers, credit reports and other information. ChoicePoint notified between 30,000 and 35,000 consumers in California that their personal data may have been accessed by "unauthorized third parties." No obvious notice appears to be on their website."

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  1. were only californians notified... by museumpeace · · Score: 0, Redundant

    because only california has a law requring such notice? What I mean is: Aren't there people outside of california whose personal information may have been taken?

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  2. Re:Ineptness to the point of being evil by _randy_64 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    If you live "in the western states", and sometime this year for the rest of us in the USA, you can get your credit info for free. You can also get info on your medical, insurance, tenant, and hiring histories from the links here. That link comes from TFA. It will take some time to track down everything, but it's easier now than it used to be, and everyone in the USA should do it!

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