Personal data taken in UK legal aid cyber attack, govt says
LONDON, May 19 (Reuters) - Britain's Legal Aid Agency reported a cyber attack which it said had resulted in a group accessing and downloading a "significant" amount of personal data from those who digitally applied for legal aid since 2010.
"On Friday 16 May we discovered the attack was more extensive than originally understood and that the group behind it had accessed a large amount of information relating to legal aid applicants," the government said in a statement on Monday.
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
The Independent
24 minutes ago
- The Independent
Person seriously injured after incident at Luton Airport's multi-storey car park
A person has been seriously injured after an incident involving a car at a multi-storey car park at Luton Airport, police have said. It is believed a car fell from a higher level of the car park, the BBC reported. Emergency services were called to the airport car park just before 11am GMT. Bedfordshire police said in a statement: 'Emergency services were called shortly before 11am to an incident involving a single vehicle at a multi-storey car park at London Luton Airport. 'Police, ambulance and fire crews attended the scene. One person has been taken to hospital with injuries which are thought to be serious.' Luton Airport has been contacted for comment.
The Sun
31 minutes ago
- The Sun
Car plunges from multi-storey car park at Luton Airport with one raced to hospital and holidaymakers diverted
A CAR is understood to have fallen from a multi-storey car park at Luton Airport. Emergency services raced to this scene this morning, as one man was left with "serious" injuries. 1 Police confirmed that the incident occurred just before 11am and that only one vehicle was involved. They also confirmed that ambulance and fire crews raced to the scene at car park 1. In a statement, a spokesperson for Bedfordshire Police said: "Emergency services were called shortly before 11am to an incident involving a single vehicle at a multi-storey car park at London Luton Airport. "Police, ambulance and fire crews are on scene. One person has been taken to hospital with injuries which are thought to be serious. "Anyone who witnessed the incident is asked to contact police via our website or on 101, quoting the reference 121 of 15 June." A spokesperson for Luton Airport has confirmed that arriving vehicles are having to be diverted following the incident. The spokesperson said: 'Emergency services were called shortly before 11am following a single vehicle incident at multi-storey car park 1. " Following the incident, one person has been taken to hospital for further assessment. "Airport staff are managing the exit of departing vehicles. "Arriving vehicles are being redirected to the airport's mid-stay car park until further notice. "There is no disruption to wider airport operations.' Like us on Facebook at @TheSun.
BBC News
34 minutes ago
- BBC News
Community calls for justice eight years on from Grenfell fire
Survivors and bereaved relatives of the Grenfell Tower blaze have demanded justice following the eighth anniversary of the 2017 tragedy. The blaze left 72 people dead, including 18 children, and is still being investigated by the Metropolitan a few months' time, work will begin to take down the 23-storey walked in silence through west London on Saturday evening before hearing the names of the dead and speeches by campaigners, as the tower loomed over them. London monuments were lit up including the BT Tower and London Eye and the Crystal Palace transmitting station. In Greater Manchester Salford Civic Centre was lit are concerns no-one has yet been prosecuted. Grenfell United vice chairman, Karim Mussilhy, lost his uncle in the inferno. He told the crowd: "Eight years have passed, eight years since the fire - lit by negligence, greed and institutional failure - tore through our homes, our families and our hearts."And still no justice has come. The truth is, there's almost nothing new to say because nothing has changed."As we stand here eight years on, the only decision this government has made is to tear down the tower - our home."He branded the disaster a "forgotten scandal". "The tower has stood not just as a reminder of what happened, but of what must change - a symbol and a truth in the face of denial, of dignity in the face of power, of our resistance, of our 72 loved ones who can't fight for their own justice."And now they want it gone, out of sight out of mind, a clear skyline and a forgotten scandal."There were cries of "shame" and "justice" from the final Grenfell Tower Inquiry report, published in September, concluded victims, bereaved and survivors were "badly failed" through incompetence, dishonesty and Sunday Kensington and Bayswater MP, Joe Powell, told the BBC's Inspirit with Jumoké Fashola: "The one thing I think everybody would agree on is that there should be criminal accountability. "And of course we can't pre-judge how far up the food chain it will go, in terms of companies that were found culpable in the inquiry report, but that is the expectation."Leader of Kensington and Chelsea council Labour group, Kasim Ali, said he lived 500 metres (about 1,600ft) from the tower and saw "horrifying" things. He said: "My fear is that people's lives have been taken for granted and no-one cared about, let's say, communities who lived in a council-owned property, who lived in social housing. "There is stigma around it and I think they have been ignored."He said he wanted the legacy of Grenfell to be housing fit for human habitation, adding: "What we are seeking... is justice. Who is responsible for what happened to 72 members of our community that we have lost?" News of the government's demolition decision this year was met with criticism from some bereaved and survivors of the 2017 fire who expressed upset and shock, saying they felt they had not had their views considered before the decision was Prime Minister and Housing Secretary, Angela Rayner, later said she knew meeting those most closely affected was going to be "really difficult" and that there was "not a consensus" among everyone over what should happen to the Saturday, placards read, "This much evidence still no charges" and "Tories have blood on their hands. Justice for Grenfell".Large green papier-mache hearts were held aloft, had words including "hope", "integrity", "enough is enough" and "justice" written on Tower Memorial Commission has been consulting on plans for a permanent memorial of the tower, with recommendations including a "sacred space", designed to be a "peaceful place for remembering and reflecting".It is expected a planning application for it could be submitted in late 2026.
