The numbers of may not be as high as the recent Choicepoint thefts but the Lexis Nexis story may ultimately be bigger just because of the firm's much higher profile outside of core industry users. Seisint info heist seems to be the result of a straight hack, rather than the complex shell of false identities and dummy corps that underwrote Choicepoint debacle. CNET has the run down as well as an elaboration on the legislative "remedies" that may be coming down the pike.

-- MDT