<ul><li>The UK's Legal Aid Agency suffered a cyberattack in April, leading to a data breach where sensitive information of legal aid applicants was stolen.</li><li>The cyberattack on the Legal Aid Agency, part of the UK Ministry of Justice, compromised personal data dating back to 2010, including contact details, national ID numbers, and financial information.</li><li>The agency worked with authorities like the National Crime Agency and National Cyber Security Centre to investigate the breach and discovered that hackers accessed and downloaded significant amounts of personal data.</li><li>In response to the breach, the Legal Aid Agency took down its online service, implemented security measures, and assured continued access to legal support for those in need.</li></ul>

UK’s Legal Aid Agency discloses a data breach following April cyber attack

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