Don’t mention the B word! A woeful tale of public sector incompetence.

BPP University Law School has been hit by a cyber attack, which has apparently resulted in students being unable to access coursework.

Northern Ireland’s top police officer has apologized for what he described as an “industrial scale” data breach, in which the personal information of more than 10,000 officers and staff was released to the public.

The UK Electoral Commission disclosed a massive data breach exposing the personal information of anyone who registered to vote in the United Kingdom between 2014 and 2022.

Norfolk and Suffolk police have stepped forward to admit that a “technical issue” resulted in raw data pertaining to crime reports accidentally being included in Freedom of Information responses.

Up to 300 independent retailers have been struck by a cyber attack at IT supplier Swan Retail, which has affected their ability to trade online and fulfil orders since Sunday, Retail Week can reveal.

The local authority has confirmed details of the incident in a statement which confirmed its IT systems and networks had been hit.

A cyber attack on Australian energy and software provider Energy One has seen corporate systems in Australia and the UK affected.

Lendinvest has said it was hit by a data breach yesterday, with certain customer information made available to outside parties.

The Metropolitan Police is investigating a possible data breach after "unauthorised access" was gained to the systems of one of its suppliers.