The Rotherham Borough Council reported itself to the U.K. Information Commissioner’s Office for a data breach, Rotherham Advertiser reports. A council employee sent a message that contained 897 email addresses. The sender allegedly entered in personal email addresses instead of blind copying, a tactic used to hide the details of message recipients. The council apologized for the incident via email, telling affected individuals no other personally identifiable information was leaked in the breach. An ICO spokesman confirmed it had been informed of the incident.
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