Californians warned of data theft

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The Daily Breeze

Thursday, February 17, 2005

Californians warned of data theft

Firm says thieves broke into its computer network and stole information from up to 35,000 statewide.
By Rachel Konrad
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

SAN FRANCISCO -- A company that collects consumer data warned thousands of Californians that thieves penetrated the company's computer network and may have stolen credit reports, Social Security numbers and other sensitive information.

ChoicePoint Inc., which sells such data to government agencies and a variety of companies, acknowledged Tuesday that several people broke into its computer database and purloined data from as many as 35,000 Californians.

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