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Hong Kong retailers Sogo and Chow Sang Sang suffer data breaches

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Two major Hong Kong retailers, Sogo and Chow Sang Sang, have reported separate data breaches affecting customer information. Sogo's breach potentially exposed the personal data of up to 820,000 loyalty members, with the department store having alerted authorities about suspicious data access a week prior to the disclosure. The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data confirmed the Sogo figures. AI

RANK_REASON Data breach at retail companies, not core AI.

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Hong Kong retailers Sogo and Chow Sang Sang suffer data breaches

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Danny Mok ·

    820,000 Sogo members at risk as department store, Chow Sang Sang hit by data breaches

    Major Hong Kong retailers Sogo and Chow Sang Sang have disclosed separate data breaches after unauthorised parties accessed their systems, potentially exposing the personal information of customers, including that of up to 820,000 Sogo loyalty members. The Office of the Privacy C…

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