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Sports retailer Decathlon spills 123 million records, including unencrypted employee passwords

26 February 2020 • 3 min read

Improperly secured AWS ElasticSearch database contained ‘treasure trove’ of employee data, which may include UK staff

Decathlon, the high-end sports retailer with stores in 49 countries around the world, has suffered a data breach spilling a total of 123 million records - including completely unencrypted passwords...

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