IT company supervisor arrested in huge Ecuador knowledge breach case affecting 20M folks

Ecuador officals arrest the overall supervisor of IT consulting company Novaestrat after a large knowledge breach uncovered non-public knowledge of over 20 million folks.
Ecuador officals arrest the general manager of IT consulting firm Novaestrat after a massive data breach exposed personal information of over 20 million individuals.Original article
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