more on ID security breach may affect people in every state, firm says

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

Time for a class action suit?  djf


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Subject: ID security breach may affect people in every state, firm says


ID security breach may affect people in every state, firm says

By HARRY R. WEBER
The Associated Press
Tuesday, February 22, 2005

ATLANTA - ChoicePoint, under fire for being duped into allowing criminals
to access its massive database of personal information, said yesterday
that consumers in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and three U.S.
territories may have been affected by the breach of the company's
credentialing process.

The data warehouser also announced plans to rescreen 17,000 business
customers to make sure they are legitimate.

The Alpharetta, Ga.-based company said it has hired a retired Secret
Service agent to help revamp its verification process. It also has paid
for a one-year subscription to a credit-monitoring service for each of
the 144,778 people the breach may have affected.

The company said the smallest number of possible victims - two - was in
the U.S. Virgin Islands, while the largest number - 34,114 - was in
California. 
In Washington, 3,189 residents are getting warning notices, the company
said. It released a state-by-state breakdown yesterday. People in Puerto
Rico and Guam also may have been affected.

...

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2002186357_choicepo
int22.html

List of states and territories affected by ChoicePoint information breach
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2002186187_webchoic
epointlist22.html


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