Two major privacy data disclosures...

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: Gregory Hicks <ghicks () cadence com>
Date: November 9, 2005 6:06:22 AM EST
To: dave () farber net
Cc: ghicks () cadence com
Subject: Two major privacy data disclosures...
Reply-To: Gregory Hicks <ghicks () cadence com>


Unbelievable!

[1] ChoicePoint notifies another 17,000 consumers on possible breach

 http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/business/technology/ 
13115163.htm

ALPHARETTA, Ga. (AP) - ChoicePoint Inc., the company that disclosed
earlier this year that thieves had accessed its massive database of
consumer information, said Tuesday in a regulatory filing it has sent
out another 17,000 notices to people telling them they may be victims
of fraud.

The Alpharetta-based company had said in February, after announcing the
breach, that it had notified roughly 145,000 consumers that they may
have had their personal information improperly accessed.

That number has now increased to 162,000, ChoicePoint said in its
quarterly report to the Securities and Exchange Commission. The filing
did not detail reasons for the increase, though the company had
previously said the number could ultimately be higher.

ChoicePoint said Tuesday its review of the data breach is ongoing and
there could be further notices sent out.
[...]

[2]  TransUnion Computer Stolen With Data on 3,000 Consumers

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/11/08/ 
AR2005110801573.html

By Jonathan Krim
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, November 9, 2005; Page D04

Social Security numbers and other information about more than 3,000
consumers were stolen recently from TransUnion LLC, one of three U.S.
companies that maintain credit histories on individuals, in the latest
of many security breaches that have focused congressional attention on
identity theft and fraud.

The data were housed in a desktop computer that was stolen last month
from a regional sales office in California, TransUnion said. On Oct.
21, the company sent 3,623 notices to consumers alerting them to the
breach and offering free monitoring of their credit reports for a
year.
[...]

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