The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data in Hong Kong launched an investigation into a data breach that was reported by Harbour Plaza Hotel management 9 Feb., GovInfoSecurity reports. The breach affected 1.2 million customers of the Harbour Plaza Hotel chain.
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