Compromised info include names, email addresses, DoBs, and National Insurance numbers
Matthew Hughes Tue 22 Dec 2020 // 13:33 UTC Share
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Updated Workplace pension provider NOW: Pensions has emailed a number of UK customers to warn about a data leakage caused by contractor error.
The email, seen by this publication, claims a service provider unintentionally posted user data to an unnamed public software forum . These records include biographical data (names, email addresses, and dates of birth) as well as National Insurance numbers. According to the pension provider, the data was obtained by a small number of third parties.
NOW: Pensions said the records were only visible for a short time . This apparently means three days, with the company saying the data was exposed between 11 and 14 December.