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Hong Kong's Shun Hing Group suffers data breach affecting over 1 million

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A cyberattack has compromised the personal information of over 1 million individuals associated with Hong Kong's Shun Hing Group. The breach, which occurred on March 23rd, involved the encryption of data including names, addresses, and email addresses for approximately 920,000 customers. Additionally, the personal and financial details of around 1,000 employees were jeopardized. The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data has launched an investigation into the incident. AI

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Hong Kong's Shun Hing Group suffers data breach affecting over 1 million

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Jeffie Lam ·

    Cyberattack on Hong Kong’s Shun Hing Group affects data of 1 million people

    A cyberattack on leading Hong Kong appliance distributor Shun Hing Group has compromised the personal information of more than 1 million people, according to the city’s privacy watchdog. The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data said on Thursday that it had launche…

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