Cosmetic surgeons targeted by hackers as personal details of 500, 000 people who made enquiries at top clinic are stolen

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By TANIA STEERE
Mail Online
15 April 2014

One of Britain's best-known and biggest providers of private cosmetic 
surgery has been targeted by computer hackers, it was revealed last night.

Confidential personal details of nearly 500,000 people who made an enquiry 
about surgery via Harley Medical Group’s website were stolen in an 
apparent bid to blackmail the company.

Patients interested in surgery are asked to fill in an online form ahead 
of an appointment, with details including phone numbers, email address and 
date of birth.

That personal information was accessed and stolen in a security breach, 
the firm admitted in a letter to patients posted online.

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