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Childbirth Charity Hack Leaks 15,000 Expectant Parents Data (thestack.com)

An anonymous reader writes: A data breach has been uncovered at the UK's National Childbirth Trust, with over 15,000 new and expectant parents' details compromised. The charity "has apologized to its users and has informed them that their email addresses, usernames and an encrypted version of their passwords had been exposed in the data leak," according to The Stack. "It has assured members that no sensitive or financial information was accessed. The hack, which targeted the NCT's registration database, has since been reported to the police and the UK's data watchdog, the Information Commissioner's Office."

73 comments

  1. non news by quenda · · Score: 2

    Webserver front-end was compromised, not the database. Not quite the Panama papers, is it? Non-news for nerds?

    1. Re:non news by inode_buddha · · Score: 1

      "Webserver front-end was compromised, not the database. Not quite the Panama papers, is it? Non-news for nerds?"

      Yeah, pretty much non-news for nerds. I highly doubt they will worry much about the childbirth part.

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  2. Re: Those breeder... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Great as. Fuckinz gross.

  3. Re: Those breeder... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Kiss the cross bitch

  4. Re: Those breeder... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    A weaoonfb that's duzbg live inz ampirez.

  5. Re: Those breeder... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    There sjetiklz mightz b wayz.

  6. Re: Those breeder... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    When e he'd gets car firm.

  7. Re: Those breeder... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    We kill Cahaiiebb

  8. Re: Those breeder... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Dez its apiece.

  9. Re: Those breeder... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    D d iolz is

  10. Re: Those breeder... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Wayz iz whyz dey hez.

  11. Re: Those breeder... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Amy? Can u hear me?

  12. Re: Those breeder... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Y diz anyone. Haze clothes on.

  13. Re: Those breeder... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Any beautiful.

  14. Re: Those breeder... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    At killz for z all

  15. Re: Those breeder... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Cl army we deserv death.

  16. Re: Those breeder... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Dat. Taht die

  17. Re: Those breeder... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Good one me beef within your body.

  18. Re: Those breeder... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Bitchz

  19. Re: Those breeder... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    At the break of dawn

  20. RNM by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    This data is useful for RNM experiments.

  21. Re: Those breeder... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Dtar how sexy bel

  22. Re: Those breeder... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Charlie. OMG

  23. This is why SATAN worship by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    needs to replace all other worship. When this happens we can sit back and relax, for once.

  24. Re: Those breeder... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Oh vharloebb

  25. Re: Those breeder... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Oh vaharliebb

  26. Re: Those breeder... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Iz dey

  27. Re: Those breeder... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    By id

  28. Re: Those breeder... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    When they killed my daughter I thought it was right.

  29. Rip by NadNad · · Score: 2

    For some, it wouldn't be the first time protection had been breached.

  30. Re: Those breeder... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Indian summer

  31. Re: Those breeder... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Thos

  32. Re: Those breeder... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Breeders hatez warmth b.

  33. Re: Those breeder... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Liz uz doez.

  34. Re: Those breeder... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    By wayz.

  35. Re: Those breeder... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Byz.

  36. Re: Those breeder... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Just 1 wolf be.

  37. Re: Those breeder... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Andz dey not.

  38. Re: Those breeder... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Disgusting. They need z 2 die

  39. Re: Those breeder... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    2 manyz Exicanz

  40. Re: Those breeder... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Sammie?

  41. Re: Those breeder... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Where is my mind?

  42. Re: Those breeder... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    By ID.

  43. Re: Those breeder... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    She Iz gonna be exhausting ate.

  44. Re: Those breeder... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Nurse Lisa?

  45. Re: Those breeder... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Never works.

  46. Re: Those breeder... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Only injury I have is a heart condition but he don't care.

  47. Re: Those breeder... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Dat

  48. not sensitive information? by darkitecture · · Score: 2

    The charity "has apologized to its users and has informed them that their email addresses, usernames and an encrypted version of their passwords had been exposed in the data leak," according to The Stack. "It has assured members that no sensitive or financial information was accessed."

    Dear groups, companies and corporations: Just because you think or say your users' email addresses and usernames are not considered sensitive information does not mean your users do not consider it sensitive information.

    Feel free to publicly post all the private email addresses and usernames you use on websites if you think it's not sensitive.

    1. Re:not sensitive information? by fendragon · · Score: 2

      Also, anyone selling baby care products and a whole range of related home stuff would place huge value on a list like that. It's well known to marketers that new parenthood is a time when people are likely to change their shopping habits. Those email addresses are going to get deluged with spam.

    2. Re:not sensitive information? by mwvdlee · · Score: 1

      What kind of encryption did they use for the passwords?
      If they did the minimal thing of a plain MD5, these passwords might as well have been unencrypted.

      Apart from the obvious use of these email addresses to spammers, the combination of a username and email address will probably let some people's email be abused for purposes beyond spamming. I.e. celebrities or political/business leaders.

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    3. Re:not sensitive information? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      "Sensitive [personal] information" has a specific legal definition, at least in the UK. What you, or your users, might "consider" doesn't enter into it.

  49. Impossible to protect against by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    because it was "hackers", and everyone knows they can do EVERYTHING.

  50. Sensitive information by RenHoek · · Score: 2

    "no sensitive or financial information was accessed."

    I think the fact that the whole world now knows you are pregnant can in itself be considered 'sensitive' in some peoples cases.

  51. Let's hear the justifications by mi · · Score: 1

    A data breach has been uncovered at the UK's National Childbirth Trust, with over 15,000 new and expectant parents' details compromised

    So, what would the justifications be this time? Donald Trump's mistress exposed? Torture by MI6 proven? What?

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  52. Socialized medicine. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Unions = jobs for life = no accountability.
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  53. When are we expecting? by penguinoid · · Score: 1

    When are we expecting a copy of the data to be posted?

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  54. Spambabies by flyingfsck · · Score: 1

    It is to be expected that the expectant parents and expected babies can expect to receive a lot of spam now.

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  55. Re: Those breeder... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Annie are you ok?

  56. Re:Those breeder... by RockDoctor · · Score: 1

    Not destroying the planet. Just rendering it unfit for habitation by breeders and the innocent.

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  57. Meanwhile FaceBook and Amazon by RockDoctor · · Score: 1

    Do exactly the same, but ten times as much every day.

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  58. i am no longer surprised by datadefender · · Score: 1

    seems these hacks and leaks happen almost every day now.
    I am convinced it can happen to ANY of us - any day.
    So we must develop a reslience against these inevitables leaks.