Security Breach at LexisNexis Now Appears Larger

Reed Elsevier, owner of the LexisNexis databases, said Tuesday that Social Security numbers, driver’s license information and the addresses of 310,000 people may have been stolen, 10 times more than it originally reported last month.

The company said there were 59 separate instances in which unauthorized users “may have fraudulently acquired personal identifying information” through Seisint, a unit of LexisNexis. Seisint compiles information from government records and holds personal data about most American citizens. Its data is used by employers making hiring decisions, landlords choosing tenants and by debt collectors among others.