ChoicePoint to Pay Fine for Second Data Breach

October 19, 2009

Data broker ChoicePoint, the victim of a 2004 data breach affecting more than 160,000 U.S. residents, has agreed to strengthen its data security efforts and pay a fine for a second breach in 2008, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission said Monday.


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http://www.pcworld.com/article/173902/choicepoint_to_pay_fine_for_second_data_breach.html


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