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2009 — LexisNexis: Companies Lexis Nexis and Investigative…

2009 40.0K records affected Share on X

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

CARD

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