LexisNexis Data on 310,000 People Feared Stolen
An investigation by the firm's Anglo-Dutch parent Reed Elsevier determined that its databases had been fraudulently breached 59 times using stolen passwords, leading to the possible theft of personal information such as addresses and Social Security numbers.
Of the initial group contacted, only 2 percent asked the company to conduct an investigation of their credit records. LexisNexis has found no cases of identity theft, such as using a stolen Social Security number to apply for a credit card.
"We need to write to them and offer the same kind of support and investigation we offered the original 32,000," a Reed Elsevier spokeswoman said.
"Of the original group, it's somewhat encouraging that none of them has suffered identity theft."
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