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Data Leak Hits Acxiom
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Posted by: TotalRecall
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- A computer hacker gained access to private files at Acxiom Corp., one of the world's largest consumer database companies, and was able to download sensitive information about some customers of the company's clients, the company said Thursday.
Barrett said the company did not know about the breach until a law enforcement agency from Ohio contacted it last week.
Barrett said both the hacker and the stolen information are in police custody. She said about 10 percent of the company's customers were affected and that, "it would include some of our larger customers."
Little Rock-based Acxiom manages consumer databases for a variety of companies, including several Fortune 500 firms. Among its clients are Microsoft Corp., IBM, Sears Roebuck and Co., AT&T, General Electric and Bank of America. Acxiom's Web site says the company serves 14 of the top 15 credit card companies, seven of the top 10 auto manufacturers and five of the top six retail banks.
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