UK Department for Education hacked, sensitive data stolen and leaked on dark web
The UK Department for Education was hacked, and sensitive information was stolen and leaked on the dark web. A cyber extortionist was involved in the data theft, and sensitive police information was also among the stolen data.
Key facts
- Affected organization
- UK Department for Education
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Sensitive information of the Department for Education and the police
- Cause / method
- Data theft through external hacking
- Location
- United Kingdom
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Timeline
- The hack of the UK Department for Education and the leak of sensitive information on the dark web came to light.
- The data theft by a cyber extortionist and the compromise of sensitive police information came to light.
4 related reports
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