UK Legal Aid Agency breach found to include records back to 1978 and HMPPS probation data
The UK government has disclosed that the April 2025 breach of the Legal Aid Agency (LAA) was larger than first reported. Around 250,000 stolen records predate 2007, with the oldest dating to 1978. The LAA had initially said the stolen data covered applications, claims and payments from 2007 onward. The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) also found…