Data on 3,000 Consumers Stolen With Computer
So, perhaps it's time to hold the companies who make money off of our personal information liable? They make billions of dollars each year by collecting and selling information that belongs to US (after all, it IS our information). The least they could do it PROTECT it. And if they don't, THEY should be liable. WE should not have to run around calling everyone we can think of to cancel our cards and re-issue new ones, and go through all the bulloney of proving to others that the thieves who ruined our credit weren't us, etc. etc.
Data on 3,000 Consumers Stolen With Computer:
Social Security numbers and other information about more than 3,000 consumers were stolen recently from TransUnion LLC, one of three U.S. companies that maintain credit histories on individuals, in the latest of many security breaches that have focused congressional attention on identity theft and fraud.
The data were housed in a desktop computer that was stolen last month from a regional sales office in California, TransUnion said. On Oct. 21, the company sent 3,623 notices to consumers alerting them to the breach and offering free monitoring of their credit reports for a year.