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Hackers steal 31,000 records identifying people behind Liechtenstein companies, foundations

The Record · · International · Data Breaches

A cyberattack compromised tens of thousands of records related to companies, foundations and trusts in Liechtenstein, prompting the government to to form a “crisis unit” to address the breach.

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