4 d. ago Legal aid lawyers face chaos following cyber attack, says representative body

Chris Minnoch, of the Legal Aid Practitioners Group, said lawyers have called the representative body ‘in tears’ over the situation.

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3 w. ago Hackers steal the most personal information from more than a million vulnerable Brits

The Ministry of Justice conceded that a devastating cyber attack last month was far worse than initially assessed after hackers revealed they had stolen millions of pieces of information.

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3 w. ago Legal aid cyber attack: Lawyers slam government agency for 'inadequate' response to hack

The online Legal Aid Agency portal has been disabled after the cyber attack

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3 w. ago Solicitors criticise ‘antiquated’ Legal Aid Agency IT system after cyber attack

Details including criminal records, dates of birth, national insurance numbers and payment information may have been stolen in the attack.

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3 w. ago Legal Aid hack: Names, financial details and criminal histories compromised in cyberattack, Ministry of Justice says

The cyberattackers claimed 2.1m pieces of customer data had been stolen from the Legal Aid Agency

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3 w. ago Ministry of Justice cyberattack: What data was stolen and what to do next

The cyberattackers claimed 2.1m pieces of customer data were stolen from the Legal Aid Agency

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3 w. ago Legal Aid hack: Names, financial details and criminal histories compromised in cyber attack, Ministry of Justice says

The cyberattackers claimed 2.1m pieces of customer data had been stolen from the Legal Aid Agency

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3 w. ago Hackers steal 'significant amount of personal data' from Ministry of Justice in brazen cyber

The personal data of people who applied to the Legal Aid Agency since 2010, including criminal records, was accessed and downloaded in a cyber attack in April this year, the MoJ has said.

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3 w. ago Huge cyber attack targets Legal Aid as names and personal details at risk

The culprits claim more than two million pieces of data were accessed

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3 w. ago Cyber attack on Legal Aid Agency exposed ‘significant amount’ of applicant data

The group that carried out the attack has claimed it accessed 2.1 million pieces of data but the Ministry of Justice has not verified that figure.

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3 w. ago Legal Aid data breach: Cyber attackers access 'significant amount' of personal data

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) said a 'significant amount of personal data' had been stolen in the breach - potentially including home addresses, dates of birth and criminal records

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3 w. ago Cyber attack on Legal Aid Agency accessed ‘significant amount of personal data’

A ‘significant amount of personal data’ was accessed and downloaded in the cyber attack

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3 w. ago Legal aid cyber attack: 'Significant amount of personal data' stolen in latest major hack to hit UK

A “significant amount of personal data” of people who applied online to the Legal Aid Agency since 2010, including criminal records, was accessed and downloaded in a cyber attack in April this year, the Ministry of Justice said on Monday.

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4 w. ago Marks & Spencer to reveal how much cyber attack cost retailer

Hackers successfully accessed customer personal data during the cyber attack

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