Lexis-Nexis Security Breach Higher Than Thought

Information services company Lexis-Nexis, which admitted last month that its security had been breached, has drastically revised its estimate of the number of consumers impacted.

Lexis-Nexis originally projected in March that 32,000 consumers were affected by multiple security breaches. Today, the company revealed that the actual number was 310,000 -- nearly ten times the number of consumers originally thought to be at risk.

The company was quick to point out that no instances of identity theft had been linked to the security breach at its Seisint subsidiary, but consumer advocates warn that identity theft sometimes does not occur for several months after the initial release of information.

Lexis-Nexis announced that it would write an additional 278,000 consumers and notify them of the potential threat to their identity records. The company has previously offered free credit checks to consumers in similar situations.

posted by Consumer Help Web Editorial Team at 10:33 AM |