Stewart Mitchell reports:
Personal details of thousands of Sun readers have been posted online following the hack attack on News International last month.
The paper’s parent company News International sent out warning letters to readers explaining that compromised information could have been posted online in the wake of the 19 July attack.
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“Details vary, but could include name, address, date of birth email and phone numbers – no financial or password information was compromised.”
The hacker claiming responsibility for the posting – under the Twitter name of Batteye – showed off his exploits by posting samples of lists, including entrants for a Monarch competition, a Wrigleys football quiz, Xbox users and details of Scottish students.
Read more on PC Pro.
Related: Statement on Pastebin by “Batteye”