7/05/2007

A check-authorizing company said Tuesday that credit, bank account and other personal information on 2.3 million consumers had been stolen,

Tacoma News Tribune Wed, 04 Jul 2007 1:33 AM PDT The report from Fidelity National Information Services unit Certegy Check Services Inc. was the latest case of data theft that has troubled corporations, the federal government and universities.

7/04/2007

They make millions gathering and selling consumer data. Freezes cut into that business.

USA TODAY 06/04/2007. Barely a month passes anymore without news of another breach of personal data, stoking fears that a thief might open credit cards in your name, run up bills and ruin your credit rating. That's a lot bigger problem than the garden-variety theft of a single credit card. The year started with a disclosure by TJX, parent company of retailers T.J. Maxx and Marshalls, of the theft of credit card data on 45.7 million customers. Since then, everybody from the Veterans Affairs Department to the University of California, Davis, have reported breaches of personal data.