Data on 1.2 million NHS patients stolen, claims hacker

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Contractor at the centre of the claims says it didn't hold that much data

A hacker claiming to represent the Anonymous hacking group claims that it stole personal details of as many as 1.2 million NHS patients after cracking a book-and-choose website.  The attacker cl...

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