Levine Guilty Of Using SniperMail To Steal Information

Scott Levine, owner of SniperMail, was found guilty of using his company's access to information services company Acxiom to steal more than 1.6 billion records about U.S. consumers.

Prosecutors said the case, heard in U.S. District Court in Little Rock, was the largest computer theft case ever tried. One way in which the case was unique is that Levine and his employees did not use illegal methods to gain access to the data. Instead, they took data that was left unprotected by the company.

Acxiom did not issue a statement regarding the verdict, but multiple media sources have quoted company representatives as stating that there is no evidence that consumers have suffered as a result of the data breach.

Consumer Help Web, in partnership with Apple Federal Credit Union, has published an article on avoiding credit card thieves at:

http://www.consumerhelpweb.com/finance/apple/creditthieves.htm

posted by Consumer Help Web Editorial Team at 12:42 PM |