UK Legal Aid Agency: Hackers stole records dating back to 1978

The Legal Aid Agency (LAA), an executive agency of the UK's Ministry of Justice that manages the country's Public Defender Service, says attackers who breached its IT systems in April 2025 stole records dating back to 1978.

Covered by 4 publishers within 6 hours of the first report.

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BC BleepingComputer UK Legal Aid Agency: Hackers stole records dating back to 1978 · Sergiu Gatlan 4:06 AM

CSN Cyber Security News UK Legal Aid Agency Data Breach Exposes Personal Records Dating Back to 1978 · Guru Baran 8:54 AM

SW SecurityWeek UK Legal Aid Agency Hack Scope Widens After Forensic Review · Ionut Arghire 10:22 AM

REC The Record UK Legal Aid Agency hack worse than thought, with stolen records dating back to 1978 10:30 AM

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