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UK Legal Aid Agency hack leaks personal and financial data

First reported · Last reported · 13 related reports

The UK Legal Aid Agency was hit by a cyber-attack that exposed the personal data of hundreds of thousands of people and took systems offline. Changes to the interim legal aid scheme were announced afterwards. Further investigation in 2026 revealed that about 250,000 records from before 2007 and probation-related information had also been stolen, with the oldest data dating back to 1978.

Key facts

Affected organisation
UK Legal Aid Agency
Incident type
Data breach
Occurred / detected
Not confirmed
Scale of damage
Personal data of hundreds of thousands of people, plus about 250,000 pre-2007 records and probation-related information later confirmed
Cause / method
External cyber-attack
Location
United Kingdom

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Timeline

  1. The UK government confirmed that a large amount of personal data had been leaked in the Legal Aid Agency cyber-attack.
  2. Changes to the interim legal aid scheme were announced following the cyber-attack.
  3. Parliament questioned the Legal Aid Agency over the cyber-attack that caused the system outage.
  4. Further investigation confirmed the theft of records dating back to 1978 and about 250,000 records from before 2007.

13 related reports

The summary and key facts are written by AI from related reports and may contain errors. Check the original articles and the organisation’s official statements for accurate details.