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SUMMARY
| Unauthorised access to an unknown number of consumers credit report inquiries | |
| Records | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Record Types | NAA ACC FIN |
| Breach Type | Unknown |
| Data Family | Unknown |
| Source | Unknown |
| Organization | Equifax Inc. |
| Other Affected/Involved Organizations | Mortgage Institute of Michigan, TransUnion Credit Bureau, Experian |
| Lawsuit? | NO/UNKNOWN |
| Data Recovered? | NO/UNKNOWN |
| Arrest? | NO/UNKNOWN |
| Submitted By: | duncancumming |
TIMELINE
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| None. Add Data | Incident Occurred |
| 2006-02-24 | Incident Discovered By Organization |
| 2006-03-17 | Organization Reports Incident |
| 2006-03-16 | Organization Mails Notifications |
| None. Add Data | Records Recovered |
| None. Add Data | Lawsuit Filed |
| None. Add Data | Arrest Made |
SIMILAR INCIDENTS
| records | date | organizations |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 2006-03-23 | Independent Health Corp |
| 0 | 2006-07-24 | Experian, PrimeWest Finance |
| 0 | 2007-02-21 | Fidelity Investments, Dairy Famers of America |
| 0 | 2008-04-09 | IMS Mortgage, Inc. |
MAP OF INCIDENT LOCATION
Address: New York, NY, USA
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PRIMARY SOURCES
Primary Source ID: 593
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Unauthorised credit report requests using Mortgage Institute of Michigan's Equifax account. Affecting 67 customers in New York.
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| Filename | Source | Researcher | Incident IDs |
| Equifax-20060224_MERGED.PDF | New York State Consumer Protection Board | cwalsh | <a href='/incidents/show/1972'>1972</a> |
| Records | File Date | Uploaded | Updated |
| 67 | 2006-03-17 | 2008-12-04 | 23 Sep 17:09 |
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@3/17/2095 15:52 4B4BB5ElBBB EEJUIFAX LEGAL FDAGE @2/lg EQUIFAX Richard G. Gauss ChicIPrivnrytJ1Hcer and Rcguim.nry Counsel Ecluifatxlild. 1550 .1”’•:ncl·uree Street, N.W. March 17, 2006 Artem., GA s... |
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COMMENTS
Breach Types:
- Disposal Computer | Disposal Document | Disposal Tape | Disposal Drive
- Disposal Mobile | Email | Fax | Fraud Se
- Hack | Lost Computer | Lost Document | Lost Drive
- Lost Laptop | Lost Media | Lost Mobile | Lost Tape
- Missing Document | Missing Laptop | Missing Media | Snail Mail
- Stolen Computer | Stolen Document | Stolen Drive | Stolen Laptop
- Stolen Media | Stolen Mobile | Stolen Tape | Unknown
- Virus | Web |
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