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2014 — In February 2014, over 2,000 Tesco accounts with userna…

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Data compromised

Email addresses, Passwords, Reward program balances,

Technical writeup

In February 2014, over 2,000 Tesco accounts with usernames, passwords and loyalty card balances appeared on Pastebin. Whilst the source of the breach is not clear, many confirmed the credentials were valid for Tesco and indeed they have a history of poor online security.

Root cause

Data breach

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