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28 May 2025

UK Legal Aid Agency confirms applicant data stolen in data breach

UK Legal Aid Agency confirms applicant data stolen in data breach

The United Kingdom's Legal Aid Agency (LAA) has confirmed that a recent cyberattack with hackers stealing a large trove of sensitive applicant data in a data breach.  This confirmation of the data breach incident came from the UK government.


LAA is an executive agency of the UK Ministry of Justice responsible for administering legal aid in the form of advice, representation, and justice to those who can't afford to pay for it themselves.

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