The online database company LexisNexis had its files breached by outsiders, as it first confessed in March. Now they're admitting they were just a tad off in their numbers. Did they say 30,000 Americans had their privacy violated? Sorry, they meant 300,000. The LA Times doesn't even blink about their attempt to calm fears.
Reed Elsevier [LexisNexis's London-based owner] said the data stolen does not include "personal credit histories, medical records or financial records on individuals."Oh, now I feel better. They just got my frickin SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER.
"The information concerned relates to names and addresses and other personal identifying information such as Social Security and driver's license numbers," Reed Elsevier said today.
