The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has investigated reports that the UK could have been a source of a leaked database that included personal information on 250,000 international fans that purchased tickets for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany, CIO reports, and a Norwegian newspaper alleged information such as passport details of 35,689 ticket purchasers from the UK were included on the database. The ICO investigation found no ticket purchasers in the UK were affected by the breach and "there is no evidence to suggest that any person has unlawfully obtained personal information within the UK or that any person or organisation has breached UK data protection laws."
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