Hackers that broke into the Conservative Party's website claim to have accessed the personal information of individuals who donated to the party through the site, reports the Toronto Star. The data includes names, addresses, e-mail addresses and, in some cases, partial payment card numbers. A Twitter post by a user claiming responsibility for the hack linked to a webpage listing 1,719 individuals' data and an offer to download thousands more, the report states. A Conservative Party spokesman said that while much of the information stolen is publicly available, it will contact all those affected and continue to investigate "as well as work with authorities on this matter."
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