Data of over 148,000 people leaked after ransomware attack on 2 Hong Kong hearing centres

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Data of over 148,000 people leaked after ransomware attack on 2 Hong Kong hearing centres
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Widex Hong Kong Hearing and Speech Centre and subsidiary Starry Hearing and Speech Centre reveal they fell victim to a ransomware attack on July 5. — SCMP

The breach potentially exposed customers’ sensitive information, including their names, dates of birth, gender, addresses, phone numbers, audiologists and hearing device records. But the centre did not disclose the number of people affected. The leaked data of current and former Widex employees comprised their names, salary details, superannuation, bonuses and bank account numbers.

A spokesman for the watchdog said that according to preliminary information provided by the affected centres, about 148,000 customers and between 30 to 50 current and former employees were affected.The hearing centres in Hong Kong said they had taken immediate action to contain the incident and secure their systems.“We are actively liaising with the authority and will continue to do so until this matter is resolved.

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