ReportedUpdated 3 Nov 2026
UK Legal Aid Agency cyberattack
What happened
Hackers stole records dating back to 1978
Reported impact
An affected population has not been established in the accepted evidence.
Reported data types
payment cardsphone numbers
Source evidence
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BleepingComputer01UK Legal Aid Agency: Hackers stole records dating back to 1978
Retrieved 3 Nov 2026
The Legal Aid Agency (LAA), an executive agency of the UK's Ministry of Justice that manages the country's Public Defender Service, says attackers who breached its IT systems in April 2025 stole records dating back to 1978.
Attributed reporting
2 more excerpts
payment information for legal aid providers might have been compromised
Attributed reporting
contact details, dates of birth, national ID numbers, criminal history, employment status, as well as contribution amounts, debts, and payments
Attributed reporting
Updates and corrections
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Incident updated.