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from the haven't-I-heard-this-story-before?-again dept.
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: 3, Insightful) by zafiro17 on Tuesday August 11 2015, @04:41AM
Maybe that's the big conclusion here after all: this now happens so frequently it's a non-issue. It's barely news. In fact ... it's the new normal! Gasp.
Echo chamber, yes, but it's still important.
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