Posted on 02/21/2005 2:08:23 PM PST by Indy Pendance
The following is a breakdown supplied by data warehouser ChoicePoint Inc. of the number of warning notices it sent to residents in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and three U.S. territories who may have been affected by a breach in which criminals gained access to the company's massive database of personal information.
Alaska: 251
Alabama: 1,338
Arkansas: 696
Arizona: 1,730
California: 34,114
Colorado: 4,500
Connecticut: 5,952
District of Columbia: 338
Delaware: 1,072
Florida: 10,216
Georgia: 2,805
Guam: 4
Hawaii: 677
Iowa: 809
Idaho: 3,216
Illinois: 5,025
Indiana: 2,307
Kansas: 1,613
Kentucky: 2,130
Louisiana: 1,261
Massachusetts: 1,122
Maine: 257
Maryland: 2,750
Michigan: 2,318
Minnesota: 2,338
Missouri: 1,635
Mississippi: 1,317
Montana: 107
North Carolina: 6,983
North Dakota: 137
Nebraska: 572
New Hampshire: 205
New Jersey: 4,793
New Mexico: 935
Nevada: 739
New York: 9,370
Ohio: 2,680
Oklahoma: 795
Oregon: 1,947
Pennsylvania: 1,864
Puerto Rico: 35
Rhode Island: 203
South Carolina: 2,372
South Dakota: 140
Tennessee: 1,153
Texas: 11,081
Utah: 986
Virginia: 1,494
Virgin Islands: 2
Vermont: 111
Washington: 3,189
Wisconsin: 830
West Virginia: 210
Wyoming: 54
TOTAL: 144,778
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I thought this was a fascinating list. Thanks for the ping.
Thanks for the ping!
Amazing.
This company is a hacker's wet dream.
Imagine all that valuable private information all contained in one single point of attack.
It kinda reminds me of how libs have a thing for government: By aggregating all that wealth into government coffers, instead of in individual personal accounts, it's easier for the criminal libs to steal the loot.
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