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ID company says criminals able to obtain almost 140,000 names, addresses and other information.
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| News Date | Thursday, February 17, 2005 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | ChoicePoint Inc., a national provider of identification and credential verification services, says it will send an additional 110,000 statements to people informing them of possible identity theft after a group of well-organized criminals was able to obtain personal information on almost 140,000 consumers through the company.
According to a statement on the ChoicePoint (Research) Web site, the incident was not the result of its systems being hacked but rather caused by criminals posing as legitimate businesses seeking to gain access to personal information.
ChoicePoint said the criminals may have gained access to people's names, addresses, Social Security numbers and credit reports.
The company said Tuesday it sent warning letters to 30,000 to 35,000 consumers in California, the only state that requires companies to disclose security breaches. |
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