Titanfoundation.com Posts Personal Information for 1,689 Online
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 26, 2007 UPDATED: January 6, 2008Media Contact: Aaron Titus
(202) 669-2969
In October 2007, the Liberty Coalition discovered seven files on the website titanfoundation.com exposing personal information of 1,689 individuals. The files contain names, addresses, Social Security Numbers, email addresses, and financial information. Some individuals on this list are at extreme risk of identity theft.
The files appeared to be leads for a start-up company called "Health Fleet." The files were in a folder called "Matts Folder.
The FBI was notified, and the files were confirmed deleted within 24 hours. However, the information remained available through Google's cache until late December, 2007.
The files contained individual notes of a personal nature such as, "I am a housewife and have my granddaughter to care for," "I'm pregnant, due in December, want to stay home with my new baby," "unemployed mother of two young children," "my family is having a rough patch with money right now and i need some extra help," and "I recently lost my job and need an income."
The FBI was notified, and the files were confirmed deleted within 24 hours. However, the information remained available through Google's cache until late December, 2007.
Individuals affected by this exposure should immediately visit www.nationalidwatch.org and search for their names, to confirm what types of personal information were exposed. NationalIDWatch.org has a list of recommended steps victims should take.
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Each Identity Exposure Report (IXR) documents what types of personal information were exposed (such as Social Security Numbers, Birth Dates, Addresses, etc.), without revealing them. Each IXR also details the situation surrounding each exposure, and contact information of those responsible for the breach. Armed with this information, victims can further investigate, take action, or correct harm.