HackingTechnologyInformationStolen CredentialsData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedDelayed DiscoveryIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

LexisNexis

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

—

Filed

May 1, 2009

To disclose

—

Affected

156state residents only

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for LexisNexis →6 incidents on file

LexisNexis notified New Hampshire Attorney General Kelly Ayotte on May 1, 2009, regarding unauthorized access to consumer data held by ChoicePoint and LexisNexis. Former customers obtained access via fraudulent accounts between June 2004 and October 2007, viewing names, DOBs, and SSNs. 156 NH residents were notified. LexisNexis delayed notification per USPIS request and subsequently offered one year of free credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

Jun 14, 2004

Begins

May 1, 2009

Filed

This filing is one of 2 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_57b4db29d15f4add2009-05-04 · +3dVerified

Name: LexisNexis Risk & Information Analytics Group
norm: lexisnexis risk & information analytics group
Domain: risk.lexisnexis.com

Name: LexisNexis
norm: lexisnexis
Domain: lexisnexis.com
Industry: Technologyllm

Discovered: —
Breach occurred: Jun 14, 2004 – Oct 10, 2007
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: May 1, 2009
Affected individuals: 156state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birth
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1195 Supply Chain Compromise
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Contacted by the United States Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) concerning an ongoing investigation into alleged credit card fraudDelayed notification at the request of USPIS to preserve the integrity of the criminal investigation
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Offering potentially affected consumers one year of free credit monitoring and other assistance
Notifying potentially affected consumers by U.S. mail
Implementation of a standards-based security control framework
Limiting access to sensitive personally identifiable information except where there is a critical business need coupled with a permissible purpose
Requiring prospective customers to undergo a multi-stepped, rigorous process of verification or credentialing
Changes made: Implementation of a standards-based security control framework
Limiting access to sensitive personally identifiable information except where there is a critical business need coupled with a permissible purpose
Requiring prospective customers to undergo a multi-stepped, rigorous process of verification or credentialing
Maintaining a robust program of audit and compliance
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 2 filings · 2 states

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New Hampshire State AGMay 1 · first · this page

Massachusetts State AG+3d

Evidence ladder

Leak-site claim

Attacker assertion only. Establishes: claim date, group, alleged victim.

Press / market report

Unlocks: incident narrative, operational impact. Still no compliance clock.

State AG / regulator filingThis record

Unlocks: discovery date, data types, affected count, compliance clock.

SEC 8-K / victim statement

Unlocks: materiality, stated response, full audit trail. Ceiling removed.

Source URL: https://mm.nh.gov/files/uploads/doj/remote-docs/lexisnexis-20090501.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: May 1, 2009
Raw hash: b7c3a6ef42c1041e83a2a5df749e9ea824c57a47f37fc172635a83b0843ae940

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityLexisNexis Risk & Information Analytics Group

Victim entityLexisNexis

IncidentUnauthorized Access

Stated responseOffering potentially affected consumers one year of free credit monitoring and other assistance

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov