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Consumer Data Breaches Hit Record

Thefts, losses of confidential info has already topped 2007

By Peter Fearon,  Newser Staff

Posted Aug 26, 2008 9:10 AM CDT

(Newser) – Theft or loss of confidential consumer information from computer databases is at a record high, with more breaches already this year than all of 2007, the Washington Post reports. Records reveal that 449 US businesses, government agencies and universities have reported data breaches this year,...   Read full story »

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