2009 — LexisNexis: Companies Lexis Nexis and Investigative…
Data compromised
Personal information
Technical writeup
Companies Lexis Nexis and Investigative
Professionals have notified up to 40,000 individuals whose sensitive
and personally identifiable information may have been viewed
by individuals who did not have legitimate access. The data breach is linked
to a Nigerian scam artist who used the information to incur fraudulent
charges on victims' credit cards. Of the 40,000 individuals whose
information was accessed, up to 300 were compromis
Root cause
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