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Man arrested over theft of 9 million Greek files

Posted on November 20, 2012 by Dissent

CNBC reports:

A Greek man has been arrested on suspicion of having stolen 9 million personal data files in what is believed to be the biggest breach of private information the country has ever seen.

Police said Tuesday that the 35-year-old, whose name was not released, was found in possession of the data files that included identity card details, tax numbers, vehicle license plate numbers and home addresses.

Read more on CNBC.

Greece now joins Israel in having almost its entire citizenry’s data stolen.

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2 thoughts on “Man arrested over theft of 9 million Greek files”

  1. Mara says:
    November 20, 2012 at 6:47 pm

    I really wish you’ d enable the full article in RSS.

    1. admin says:
      November 20, 2012 at 7:42 pm

      Unfortunately, too many people and sites were just stealing all my content that way.

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