Dixons Carphone data breach affected 10 million customers
Dixons Carphone revealed that 10 million of its customers may have been affected in the data breach in 2017, 4 million higher than its previous estimates. While the company previously reported that financial and non-financial personal data had been accessed, it now noted that payment card or bank account details were not compromised. However, personal data of 10 million customers may have been obtained in the breach.
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