http://www.pymnts.com/news/2015/uk-retail-hack-hits-2-4m-consumers/
A British mobile phone retailer has fallen victim to a customer data breach.
Carphone Warehouse reported on Saturday (Aug. 8) that up to 2.4 million of its customers may have had their personal data accessed in a cyberattack, while encrypted credit card details may have been breached for as many as 90,000 of them, according to BBC News.
The retailer's owner, Dixons Carphone, told the BBC that the "vast majority" of Carphone Warehouse customers are unaffected. Via the outlet, the hack affected some of the company's separately managed divisions, including OneStopPhoneShop.com, e2save.com and Mobiles.co.uk.
The BBC adds that Dixons also provides services to iD Mobile, TalkTalk Mobile, Talk Mobile and some Carphone Warehouse customers.
(Score: 2) by pixeldyne on Tuesday August 11 2015, @03:57AM
In related news, Action Fraud, the official body responsible for dealing with issues like these went bankrupt - http://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2015/july/action-fraud-turmoil-leaves-litigation-the-only-option-for-fraud-victims-says-expert/ [out-law.com] (apparently, they were allegedly rather unhelpful - http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/comment/article-3182246/Action-Fraud-joke-Victim-land-banking-scam-hits-legal-system.html [thisismoney.co.uk]). Now, I've never dealt with Action Fraud and only followed their news, so can't comment from personal experience.