[Am-info] ID Thieves Stole Credit Reports Using Ford's Authorization Code

[Fred A. Miller]

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ID Thieves Stole Credit Reports Using Ford's Authorization Code

Ford Motor Credit Company authorization codes were fraudulently used
to obtain 13,000 credit reports from Experian.  Information on the
reports, which were stolen over a ten-month period, includes names,
addresses, social security numbers and bank and credit card account
information.  Ford has sent certified letters to all the people
affected by the security breach, advising them to get copies of
their credit reports and check them for unauthorized inquiries or
incorrect information.  The FBI is investigating.

http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/privacy/story/0,1080=
1,71267,00.html
http://www.cnn.com/money/2002/05/17/news/companies/ford_credit/index.htm
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/17/technology/17IDEN.html
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Fred A. Miller
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Cornell Univ. Press Services
fm@cupserv.org, www.cupserv.org
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