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LexisNexis warns of breach after alleged mafia bust
From: InfoSec News <alerts () infosecnews org>
Date: Tue, 14 Jul 2009 03:38:45 -0500 (CDT)
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9135479/LexisNexis_warns_of_breach_after_alleged_mafia_bust By Robert McMillan IDG News Service July 13, 2009 Information broker LexisNexis has warned more than 13,000 consumers, saying that a Florida man who is facing charges in an alleged mafia racketeering conspiracy may have accessed some of the same sensitive consumer databases that were once used to track terrorists. Lee Klein, 39, of Boynton Beach, Fla., was charged by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) in May following an undercover sting operation that netted 11 suspects from an alleged South Florida crew of the Bonanno crime family. On Friday, the office of the New Hampshire Attorney General posted a letter that LexisNexis sent out to consumers last month, warning that Klein may have used his access to LexisNexis' Seisint databases "in order to perpetrate certain crimes." LexisNexis has had problems with credit card fraudsters using its database in the past, but Klein's alleged crimes are different. [...] _______________________________________________ Attend Black Hat USA, July 25-30 in Las Vegas, the world's premier technical event for ICT security experts. Network with 4,000+ delegates from 50 nations. Visit product displays by 30 top sponsors in a relaxed setting. http://www.blackhat.com
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