FRAUD ALERT:

CENTRAL COLLECTION BUREAU DATA THEFT

22 April 2008 3:00 p.m. Eastern
Source: Associated Press

On March 21, a server containing customer billing records for dozens of Indiana businesses, was stolen from Central Collection Bureau. Affected businesses including St. Vincent Health System, Methodist Medical Group, Citizen's Gas and more, were notified. The billing information belonged to customers with past-due bills that had been turned over for debt collection.

Individuals whose information may have been compromised should monitor their credit reports closely and file a consumer alert with the credit bureaus.