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Thousands of usernames, passwords, and e-mail addresses have been stolen by hackers who compromised the servers of a UK childbirth charity. On Thursday, the National Childbirth Trust apologised to more than 15,000 expectant parents whose data had been breached. The org, which first spotted that something was wrong on Wednesday—on the same day that users were unable to access its website , said that it had informed the police, and the UK's Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) about the breach. Registration details of an unknown number of the charity's users were compromised in the attack on the NCT's systems, a spokesperson told the BBC , who added: These details are limited to their email address, username and an encrypted version of the password that they created to register on the site. We stress that no financial or personal details are held as part of this data so no financial or personal details have been accessed. Expectant parents who use the charity's … [Read more...] about Data breach hits 15,000 online users of UK childbirth charity

An Italian father has reportedly written to Apple CEO Tim Cook, pleading for help to unlock his dead 13-year-old son’s iPhone 6 so that he can retrieve the photos stored on it. "I cannot give up. Having lost my [son] Dama, I will fight to have the last two months of photos, thoughts and words which are held hostage in his phone," Leonardo Fabbretti wrote in the March 21 letter, which was quoted Wednesday by Agence France Presse . "I think what’s happened should make you think about the privacy policy adopted by your company. Although I share your philosophy in general, I think Apple should offer solutions for exceptional cases like mine," he said. Since iOS 8, Apple has said that it has engineered its phones such that the company cannot access data held on a phone without the passcode. Apple recently refused to help the FBI disable the 10-passcode limit on the iPhone 5C that was used by San Bernardino terrorist Syed Rizwan Farook. The incident is one of many that highlight the … [Read more...] about Father begs Apple CEO to help unlock his dead 13-year-old son’s iPhone