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- Author, James McCarthy
- Role, BBC News
Data belonging to tens of thousands of Welsh Rugby Union supporters’ club members has been exposed in a cybersecurity breach.
Details of almost 70,000 people have been leaked, according to tech website Cybernews.
These include names, addresses, phone numbers, emails and payment details, it said.
The WRU said there had been a breach but said of the 70,000 figure, the data was duplicated, meaning the true number would be less.
It denied that payment information had been compromised.
Cybernews’ website says its researchers used so-called “white-hat” hacking methods.
A white-hat hacker is one who finds organisations’ leaks and security flaws without malicious intent.
Cybernews’ security research chief, Vincentas Baubonis, said exposing members’ data had “severe” security implications.
It could be used to target people in phishing attacks, he said, or to defraud victims.
Leaked emails and phone numbers could be used to take…
