LexisNexis Begins Mailing Notifications to Individuals Whose Information Was Fraudulently Accessed

Anonymous Patron writes Check Your Mail LexisNexis U.S., a leading provider of legal, news and business information said today it has begun mailing notification letters to approximately 280,000 individuals whose personally-identifying information may have been accessed by unauthorized individuals using passwords and IDs stolen from legitimate customers of its Seisint unit. The company announced April 12 that it had uncovered unauthorized access to its non-public databases containing Social Security numbers (SSN) and/or Driver’s License numbers (DLN) after completing an extensive review of data search activity going back two years at Seisint, which it acquired in late 2004, and its other businesses.”