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Hackers Strike Local Insurer

WCBE 90.5FM | By Jim Letizia,
Associated Press
Published December 6, 2012 at 7:47 AM EST

Columbus-based Nationwide Insurance says someone hacked into its computer network on October 3rd and likely stole personal information of more than 1.1 million people.Nationwide is sending letters notifying those affected and is offering them free credit monitoring and identity theft protection for a year. The company says it is not aware of compromised information being misused.
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Jim Letizia
Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.
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