Dixons Carphone customers involved in ‘huge’ data breach

Hackers attempted to access around 5.9 million payment cards

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Dixons owns Currys PC World
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Technology retail giant Dixons Carphone has revealed that hackers attempted to steal 5.9 million card details in what is being dubbed a “huge” data breach last July.

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