Hongkong Post online portal hacked, potentially exposing personal data of users
An investigation has been launched after Hongkong Post's online mailing portal was hacked, potentially compromising the personal information of account holders.
The government-owned postal service provider identified the cyberattack that involved robotic access late on Monday, saying address book details of EC-Ship account holders, including names of senders and recipients, phone numbers, fax numbers and email addresses, were possibly exposed.
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