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In a human error blunder, personal data belonging to around 100 vulnerable special educational needs (SEND) students was exposed after a freedom of information (FOI) was requested from the Central...
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Personal details of more than 400 University of Essex students have been exposed in a data breach, the university has confirmed in a statement. Hayes Connor is already representing a...
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Cyber criminals claim to have obtained sensitive information about employees of decorating supplier company Graham & Brown in a cyberattack that happened in February this year. In a letter to...
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Funky Pigeon, owned by popular UK retailer WH Smith, has suspended all online orders following concerns that personal data belonging to customers has been exposed during a cyber attack. The...
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Customers of bed and mattress specialists Emma Sleep UK have been informed that their data has been exposed following a cyber-attack that took place between January and March 2022. In...
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We’re full speed ahead into Spring, and as expected, we’re being blessed with longer nights and warmer weather. But unfortunately, that doesn’t bring an end to data breaches. Here you...
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Leading supplier of coffee machines and coffee products, UCC Coffee UK & Ireland, has experienced a data breach following a cyber-attack, putting employees’ personal data at risk. In a letter...
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As we make our way towards the end of winter and into spring, there seems to be no stopping data breach incidents from occurring across the UK. Here you will...
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A new year means new data breaches to report. The educational sector was hit the hardest in January, with three school data breaches being reported. Here we report a brief...
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Contractors working for the Parasol umbrella company are currently questioning why the details of a suspected ransomware attack that took place five weeks ago are still yet to come to...
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The festivities of December didn’t bring a halt to data breaches, as various incidents took place in various industries, leaving businesses in hot water and personal data out in the...
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A cyber-attack against a group of conveyancing brands owned by Simplify Group left thousands of home buyers unable to complete their purchases – as well as opening them up to...
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With the festive season drawing closer, November was as busy a month as ever in the world of data breaches, with plenty of high-profile incidents taking place in various industries....
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The Lister Fertility Clinic have informed around 1,700 patients that the third-party responsible for scanning medical records on their behalf has been hacked by a cyber-gang, leading to a significant...
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Data Breach firm Pure Legal Limited entered administration on Tuesday 2 November 2021 following the appointment of Robert Armstrong, Michael Lennon and James Saunders of Kroll Advisory Ltd as joint...
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October was another busy in the data breach industry, with plenty of high-profile incidents taking place in a number of different sectors. This is our short roundup of the most...
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In a letter sent out in October, to affected people, The Salvation Army has confirmed that personal data was exposed in a data breach that took place earlier in 2021....
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September was as busy a month as ever in the world of data breaches, with plenty of high-profile incidents taking place in a number of different sectors. This is our...
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August has been and gone, with plenty more data breaches taking place in a variety of different sectors. This is our short roundup of the most significant data breaches that...
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As we roll our way through the summer, the number of data breaches occurring only continues to mount, with July being yet another hectic month. This is our short roundup...
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Furniture Village have recently experienced a disruptive cyber incident, leading to the interruption of multiple customer orders. On June 9, Furniture Village published a statement on their website to confirm...
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If you can believe it, we are already halfway through 2021! It’s been a busier year than ever with regards to data breaches, with the trend continuing in June. This...
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French Connection UK, also known as FCUK, have recently been hit by a ransomware attack, leading to a significant breach of private internal data. The attackers responsible, believed to be...
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Flamingo Horticulture, a core agricultural supplier to a number of leading UK retailers, has suffered a data breach following a ransomware attack. HackNotice, a security awareness platform, reported that the...
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All current and former employees of property construction and design specialists Beaumont Morgan Developments Ltd have had personal and financial data exposed following a cyber attack on the company’s servers....
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Sensitive personal data of current and former employees of environmental consulting firm SLR Consulting may be at risk following a cyber attack on the company’s IT infrastructure. The company has...
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Over a thousand members of casino chain Grosvenor Casinos have been notified that their personal data has been accessed in a recent cyber attack. The firm, which also operates an...
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International law firm Gateley, which is listed on the London Stock Exchange, has admitted that client data was stolen in a recent cyber attack on the firm’s IT systems. The...
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As the sun sets on May and rises on June, we can take the opportunity to reflect on yet another busy month in the world of data breaches! This is...
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The global payments and shopping service Klarna have published a statement, revealing they recently experienced a data breach affecting 9500 of their app users. In the statement, Klarna CEO Sebastian...
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March and April saw a wide range of data breaches in a variety of sectors, all of which had significant consequences for the responsible businesses, as well as the unfortunate...
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Moss Bros have contacted current and former employees to inform them that personal data pertaining to their employment has been exposed in a recent data breach. On April 26, the...
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PracticeHub, a leading software platform used by many chiropractors, has been hit by a data breach, potentially putting clients’ sensitive personal information at risk. Clients of a leading London chiropractic...
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Bridgewater and Taunton College (BTC) have experienced a significant data breach following a ransomware attack on the college’s IT environment. BTC issued a statement on their website which confirmed that...
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New Forest District has revealed the discovery of a data breach which exposed personal data belonging to members of the public. On 31 August 2018, the Council received a request...
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It has been confirmed that the independent publisher Midlands News Association suffered a data security incident which revealed personal information and bank details belonging to journalists. The names, addresses, bank...
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Our data breach investigation goes deeper, as we share the sector specific data breach statistics from office workers across the UK, starting with the technology sector. You may remember our...
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Arup, an independent firm of designers and technical specialists, have contacted current and former employees to inform them that their third-party payroll provider recently experienced a cyber-security incident. The consequences...
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The Duchess of Sussex has welcomed a High Court privacy victory over The Mail on Sunday, following the unsanctioned publication of extracts from a letter to her father. In August...
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January has been another busy month in the world of data breaches, with more breaches happening all the time and lots of interesting news around data protection and data breaches...
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Hundreds of HMO (House in Multiple Occupation) licence holders have had their personal details exposed online due to an apparent error made by Blackpool Council when responding to a Freedom...
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People’s Energy customers are at risk after a data breach exposes personal information. Edinburgh-based clean energy company People’s Energy have suffered a serious cyber attack, resulting in their entire database...
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A number of people who have tested positive for COVID-19 have had their identities shared without their consent following an error by Somerset Council. The Director of Public Health for...
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Data breaches happen all the time – whether due to human error, such as sending an email containing sensitive data to the wrong person, or due to malicious activity, such...
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Hundreds of families with disabled children have had their identities shared without their consent following an error by Bristol City Council. Bristol City Council emailed the primary carers of hundreds...
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Millions of hotel customers have potentially had their payment details leaked due to serious security failings by the software company behind a major hotel reservation system. A cloud hospitality system...
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Social housing provider Flagship Group has been hit by a cyber attack with customer and staff data being compromised. The attack took place on Sunday 1 November 2020 and resulted...
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A hacking group has recently taken responsibility for donating stolen money to charities in what’s being seen as a first for cybercrime. The Darkside hacker group posted receipts for $10,000...
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Data breaches happen every day, with the vast majority being simple cases of human error that only affect a small number of people (such as where someone emails sensitive data...
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Hackney Council has reported a data breach after experiencing a serious cyber attack on Tuesday morning. The attack is said to still be affecting many of the council’s services and...
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