39 organisations hold personal data belonging to UK citizens

13/07/2020 | Infosecurity Magazine

A new report has identified that at least 39 different organisations hold personal data on the average UK citizen, which represents a significant opportunity for hackers to access private information. As if to highlight the risk, millions of account access emails and passwords are available online following UK ticket site Kela data breach.

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