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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Sam Hall

Companies House suspends filing service after glitch puts personal data at risk

The vulnerability allowed users to see other companies’ data (Adam Peck /PA) - (PA Archive)

Companies House suspended its online filing service after a glitch allowed people to edit the personal data of other businesses and potentially expose them to fraud.

A vulnerability in the UK’s official corporate register allowed people to access other companies’ details by pressing the back key on their site’s dashboard.

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