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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Kalyeena Makortoff Banking correspondent

UK’s state investments agency hit by data breach

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The security breach at UKGI, the government body, brings cyber vulnerability into sharp focus as rapid rise of AI sparks fresh fears. Photograph: Marina Demidiuk/Alamy

The public body in charge of the UK’s state investments has been pushed to improve its internal security after a data breach left “high-level management information” publicly accessible for nearly two days.

UK Government Investments (UKGI), the agency that manages the taxpayers’ interest in a swathe of companies including Channel 4 and the Post Office, said the security failure also left more than 50 government officials’ personal details exposed for nearly 40 hours.

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