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Identify Theft of Nearly 32,000 U.S. Citizens, LexisNexis Says

Source: Reed Elsevier
Published: March 16, 2005

Personal informaiton on as many as 32,000 U.S. citizens - including names, addresses and Social Security numbers - may have been fraudulently accessed at LexisNexis's recently acquired Seisint unit, the company's corporate parent said last week.

Reed Elsevier said the incidents arose from the misappropriation of passwords and identification from legitimate customers.

The announcement comes after rival ChoicePoint Inc. reported last month that theives posing as legitmate customers gained access to confidential information on at least 145,000 customers.

"LexisNexis very much regrets this and will be notifying all the individuals concerned and providing them with ongoing credit monitoring and practical support to ensure that any identity theft is quickly detected and addressed," Reed Elsevier said in a statement.

The information accessed includes names, addresses, social security and drivers' license numbers, but not credit history, medical records or financial information.

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