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British American Tobacco hit by data leak of secret recipes

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British American Tobacco (BAT) experienced a significant data leak when confidential product formulas were exposed on an unsecured file share. Initially, the company denied the authenticity of the leaked data, but later removed the files. The incident highlights the security risks associated with improperly managed data storage, even for sensitive intellectual property. AI

RANK_REASON Security incident involving a company's data, not a core AI development.

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British American Tobacco hit by data leak of secret recipes

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  1. The Register — AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Avram Piltch ·

    Tobacco company got smoked by leaving secret recipes on a file share

    They denied the data was real...then removed it

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