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Everything but credit card details snaffled

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Toshiba says that unidentified hackers have stolen customer records belonging to 7,500 of its customers.

Credit cards details were not compromised, but emails, addresses, passwords and phone numbers all went missing.

The company said the hackers gained access to a US server.

The hack came to light on 11 July and customers have been informed. The company continues to investigate the causes of the breach. ®

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