A newsletter was circulated in an email by the HIA Interim Advocate's Office on Friday which revealed the names of recipients in error.
"It's vital that victims and survivors are assured that nothing will impede their redress applications with the HIA.In a statement, Mr McAllister confirmed the data breach at his office and issued an apology to those affected. "Before this they discussed it very little, if at all. To take the step to then address this issue from the past took courage and a lot of trust in those they engaged with.
"Unfortunately, that didn't happen. As a result, a lot of vulnerable people now have had their email addresses shared within the recipients and quite rightly feel exposed."
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