Hackers ogled 500,000 consumer records at British boob job clinics

Voyeurs went after online forms sent to the Harley Medical Group detailing potential patients’ questions regarding tummy tucks, boob jobs and liposuction.

The scheme was carried out “by using a Russian email address to target the Harley Medical Group,” the Mirror reports.  Company officials called the cops after the culprits tried to blackmail them.

The data accessed also included would-be clients’ names, ages, phone numbers and addresses. The group claims clinical and financial details were not affected.

A spokesman said: “We became aware an individual had deliberately bypassed our website security, gaining access to contact information from initial enquiries in an attempt to extort money from the company.”

The group has 21 clinics throughout the UK.

The Mirror reports:

Ex-Towie beauty Amy Childs, 23, who has had two boob jobs, said patients should be guaranteed privacy.

Amy, whose surgery was not carried out by the company, said: “A lot of people like to keep procedures private.

“It’s usually because you’re not confident about your body and that’s why you change it.

“If you’re in the public eye you have to discuss this, but if you’re not and it’s suddenly out there it must be terrible.”

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