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Information accessed included names, addresses, Social Security and driver license numbers, but not credit history, medical records or financial information, the company said
Yes. Apparently criminals can take our IDs, impersonate us, commit fraud in our name, but are not allowed to look at our dental x-rays, or find out how incompetant we are at balancing our cheque books. This might affect their confidence and self-esteem.
It may be worth pointing out that it's not Lexis Nexis that was breached, but a company that they acquired. And that was only discovered during an audit shortly after the acquisition.
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