100,000 M&S and Diageo pension members may have been breached in Capita attack

John Leonard
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100,000 M&S and Diagio pension members may have had data stolen in Capita attack. Source: Wikimedia
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100,000 M&S and Diagio pension members may have had data stolen in Capita attack. Source: Wikimedia

News follows statement by USS last week that 470,000 members could have been affected

More than 100,000 members of the pension schemes run by retailer Marks and Spencer and drinks giant Diageo are among those potentially stolen by hackers when they breached service provider Capita. ...

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