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Thousands Of Ontario Cannabis Store Customers Contacted As Data Security Goes To Pot

Posted on November 8, 2018November 8, 2018 By Davey Winder

4,500 customers that took delivery of a package from Ontario Cannabis Store have been informed their details have been compromised

File under oops, man. The Ontario Cannabis Store (OCS) has become the first pot vendor to get the breach disclosure munchies since Canada legalized the sale of weed. Bad puns to one side, this is serious stuff. The OCS has contacted some 4,500 customers after a supply chain data breach resulted in buyer addresses being offered for sale on the dark web.

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