ChoicePoint is working with the California authorities on this, assuming that the impact is on Californian residents only. Choicepoint ���� �� ������� �� ��� ����� ����� ���������� � ��� ������ �� ����� ��� �������� �� ���������� ���.

However security experts diasgree. ��� �� ����� ����� diasgree.
It would be surprising if the impact is limited to California only. ������ �� �������� ��� ��� ����� ����� ��� ��� ����� ����������.

A company that collects consumer data warned thousands of Californians that hackers penetrated the company's computer network and may have stolen credit reports, Social Security numbers and other sensitive information. ������ ���� ���� ���� �������� ���� ���������� ������ �� ���� ���������� �� ��������� ������ ������ ���� ������� ����� �� ���� ��� ������ �������� �������� � ������ ������ ��������� ������ �� ��������� �������.

ChoicePoint Inc., which sells such data to government agencies and a variety of companies, acknowledged Tuesday that several hackers broke into its computer database and purloined data from as many as 35,000 Californians. Choicepoint ���� ���� ���� ��� �������� ��� �������� �������� ������� ������ �� ������� � ������ ����� �������� �� ����� ��� �� �������� ������� ������ �������� ��������� �� purloined �� ��� ��� 35000 ���� ����������.

Source: ������ : Wired News ����� �����