even though i couldn't hack my way out of a simple batch script, i did hang out with only new york's finest and brightest. but what they did here, was wrong wrong and just plain wrong.
from the WaPo:
Information broker LexisNexis Group said yesterday that the security breaches it announced last month could affect roughly 310,000 consumers -- about 10 times as many as first thought -- leading several legislators to describe the ongoing bleeding of sensitive personal data as out of control.
Millions of consumers have been exposed to potential identity theft in 14 major breaches in the past year at various brokers, universities, banks and other institutions.
and from slate:
USAT fronts info-broker Lexis-Nexis' announcement that hackers had access to data on 300,000 people, 10 times what the company had said before. The info included names, Social Security digits, and drivers-license numbers. The company said the lucky individuals affected will be offered free credit reports for a year.
well, that sure takes the sting of having our confidential personal information in the hands of criminals. they lied. and nobody gives a shit.
that's what makes me sad, mad and just plain irritated.
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