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Oxfam Charity Suffers Security Breach Revealing 300 Email Accounts

Calendar Aug 16, 2000 • User Avatar Anthony Pell
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Charity group, Oxfam, was hit by a security attack yesterday in which the email details of 300 customers were downloaded. A spokeswoman for the group explained a friendly hack was suspected. The organisation is just the latest in a series of . . . Charity group, Oxfam, was hit by a security attack yesterday in which the email details of 300 customers were downloaded. A spokeswoman for the group explained a friendly hack was suspected. The organisation is just the latest in a series of high profile names to have suffered security breaches in recent weeks.

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