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'What do they have their hands on?' Customer reacts to Eastlink breach
Telecommunications provider Eastlink is warning some customers of a potential data breach that happened in recent days, but it does not believe that credit card or banking information was exposed.
'What do they have their hands on?' Customer reacts to Eastlink breach
Telecommunications provider Eastlink is warning some customers of a potential data breach that happened in recent days, but it does not believe that credit card or banking information was exposed.