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Evening Standard
Holly Williams

Capita hit with £14m fine for personal data breach in 2023 cyber attack

Outsourcing giant Capita has been fined £14 million by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for failing to protect personal data after hackers stole 6.6 million people’s information during a cyber attack in 2023.

The data watchdog said the breach in March 2023 saw the hackers access information including pension details and staff records, as well as details of customers of organisations Capita supports.

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