A data breach in London left 15,000 new and expectant parents' info compromised

A data breach in the U.K. has compromised personal information of over 15,000 new and expecting parents. According to reports, hackers targeted the National Childbirth Trust (NCT) last week, exposing email addresses, usernames, and encrypted versions of member passwords. Luckily, no sensitive data nor financial information was accessed by attackers, and the organization has already contacted all affected parties.

The NCT is a London-based charity that offers financial support and advice to “hundreds of thousands” of recent and soon-to-be parents. And given the already stressful nature of early parenthood, such a data breach certainly comes at a rather unfortunate time.