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Re: Choicepoint [was: Re: Break-In At SAIC Risks ID Theft]


From: Jim Popovitch <jimpop () yahoo com>
Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2005 12:58:05 -0500


Update:

ChoicePoint's problem could affect up to 400,000 now.

Identity Theft Bigger Than First Thought:
http://www.wgst.com/cc-common/local_news_common.html?
ID=20050217034315&feed=local

-Jim P.

On Tue, 2005-02-15 at 20:15 +0000, Fergie (Paul Ferguson) wrote:

Yes, this _is_ much worse.  :-/

Thinking out loud here, but one's imagination runs
wild at the prospect of how much it will take before
more credence is given to a serious top-to-bottom security
infrastructure revamp.

And holding these firms $responsible_ ...

$.02,

- ferg

-- Rich Kulawiec <rsk () gsp org> wrote:

It gets worse:

      Database giant gives access to fake firms
      http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6969799/

---Rsk

--
"Fergie", a.k.a. Paul Ferguson
 Engineering Architecture for the Internet
 fergdawg () netzero net or
 fergdawg () sbcglobal net


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