LexisNexis Hacking Probe Examined
An AP newswire article by Mark Sherman appearing on Yahoo! News:
Federal agents have carried out searches in at least two states as part of the investigation of the theft of Social Secuity numbers and other personal information from database giant LexisNexis Inc.
Secret Service and FBI agents executed search warrants in Minnesota, while FBI agents conducted 10 searches in northern California, federal law enforcement officials said Thursday.
"It's definitely the LexisNexis case," Mike Brooks, an FBI spokesman in Ohio, said about the searches in Minnesota.
No arrests have been made in conection with the searches, which were carried out in recent days.
Dayton-based LexisNexis declined to comment Thursday. Secret Service officials did not immediately provide comment.
Update: John Murrell writes on "Good Morning, Silicon Valley" that it's no coincidence--this is related to the Paris Hilton incident. Read: "Devious data thieves actually joy-riding script kiddies."
posted by Fergie @ 5/19/2005 04:38:00 PM
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Information really does want to be free, doesn't it!
If you want people to click on your links, you might consider being a little more restrained with them. If 90% are useless links to the FBI home page or a page telling us what "Minnesota" is, then searching through them to find ones that provide actual information becomes tiresome. Just say no to gratuitous linking!
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