LexisNexis Legal & Professional
Disclosed Mar 10, 200521 years ago316,000 affectedSettled
Identity thieves used stolen passwords to pull data on 316,000 people from Accurint
Identity thieves exploited weak and easy to guess customer passwords on Seisint's Accurint databases, owned by LexisNexis parent Reed Elsevier, and through repeated breaches obtained Social Security and drivers license numbers of at least 316,000 consumers, which they used to open fraudulent accounts.
What is known
| People affected | 316,000 (as reported by the organization) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Mar 10, 2005 |
| Attack | Credential stuffing |
| Data exposed | Names, Addresses, Dates of birth, Government IDs, Social Security numbers |
| Sector | Data brokers · US |
| Status | Settled |
| Lawsuit or fine | FTC consent order with 20 years of audits (2008) |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| Privacy Rights Clearinghouse: A Chronology of Data Breaches (archived December 2008)web.archive.org · News | News |
| Agency Announces Settlement of Separate Actions Against Retailer TJX, and Data Brokers Reed Elsevier and Seisintftc.gov · Regulator | Regulator |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| Researchtotal | Mar 10, 2005 | 316,000 |
Other breaches at LexisNexis Legal & Professional
| Breach | Affected | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LexisNexis confirms breach via React2Shell flaw as FulcrumSec leaks filesMar 36 months agoHackingUnverified | Mar 36 months ago | Hacking | Data brokers | Unverified | Unknown |
History of this record
- 2026-09-25 · added · seed source
First seen 2026-09-25 (Research), confirmed by Research. Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.