2,000 customers of Hong Kong Airlines, 2 appliance shops, get scam calls after data breach

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Nearly 2,000 Hong Kong Airlines customers and customers of appliance retailers Yoho and Broadway Lifestyle received scam calls after their personal information was leaked. Hong Kong’s privacy watchdog has received more than 40 related inquiries and complaints and is investigating the suspected breaches.

Almost 2,000 customers of Hong Kong Airlines and two electronic appliance retailers received fraudulent calls after their personal information was leaked by the companies, the city’s privacy watchdog has found. The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (PCPD) said on Monday that it had received more than 40 inquiries and complaints linked to the suspected data leaks involving Hong Kong Airlines and the electronic appliance retailers Yoho and Broadway Lifestyle. “We have initiated...