A March 2024 Domestic Violence Protection Notice erroneously included the victim's home address; the ICO chose a reprimand over a fine after the force made improvements.
A November 1, 2024 ransomware attack used a 12-year-old Test2 account protected by the password Password1 and took 42GB.
Patchstack saw attacks from October 18 using UpdraftCentral keys to install at least 99 malicious plugin variants and create admin accounts.
TeamUpdraft says its site was breached on October 17-18, and attackers installed backdoor plugins for about 18 hours.
The ICO reprimanded, but did not fine, Ogi Networks and Data Cymru after 42 GB was stolen and 182.7 GB encrypted.
A November 1, 2024 ransomware attack exposed 3,300 people, mostly children, through a long-lived Test2 account.
Stolen SD cards from a UK school photographer's van may hold Priory School pupils' photos, names, and classes.
The UK Legal Aid Agency says hackers stole far older records than disclosed, including about 250,000 predating 2007 and one from 1978.
UK officials have not committed to adding AI safeguards to the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill.
UK ICO reprimands the Metropolitan Police after personal data on 179 people reached unapproved Auror.
ICO reprimanded London's Met Police for uploading 179 people's details to Auror without required checks.
TFG London's Hobbs, Phase Eight, and Whistles brands are disrupted after an October 11 cyberattack.
Ten major AI firms pledged UK data-protection changes after the ICO pushed transparency and opened a Grok probe.
Domino's reset a small number of UK accounts after credential-stuffing logins that used reused passwords.
Britain’s data regulator is now a board-led Information Commission and has moved its headquarters to Manchester.
Attackers used a stolen Ribon BigCommerce app key to access Master of Malt customer contact data.
Attackers used stolen Ribon app keys to access BigCommerce shopper data and inject storefront scripts.
UK Ministry of Justice apologized after court staff accessed Southport attack victims' files without authorization, exposing sensitive personal data with no evidence of third-party sharing.
Natural Resources Wales inadvertently exposed diversity data of about 2,000 current and former staff via a 2021 Freedom of Information spreadsheet published online.
UK reported account-hack losses rose 417% to £6.3M in 2025-26, largely because the new Report Fraud system is capturing previously hidden cases.
The UK ICO formally reprimanded ACRO Criminal Records Office over a 2023 breach caused by patching and security monitoring failures.
UK ICO reprimands ACRO criminal records office after three undetected intrusions over two years exposed thousands of records, including domestic violence victims.
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