"Capita provides professional and outsourcing services in a number of different fields for the public and private sectors. It made 2.4bn in revenue last year, according to its latest annual report. After the hack in March 2023, it emerged Capita had left a pool of data unsecured online. Information apparently containing Capita data - including home addresses and passport images - began to circulate on the dark web."
"The ICO said financial data had been stolen, and in some cases details of criminal records had been hacked. Capita also manages administration for more than 600 pension schemes, and 325 of them were affected. "Capita failed in its duty to protect the data entrusted to it by millions of people," said Information Commissioner John Edwards. "The scale of this breach and its impact could have been prevented had sufficient security measures been in place.""
The Information Commissioner's Office fined Capita 14m following a cyber-attack that compromised personal data of 6.6 million people. The ICO found that Capita failed to ensure secure processing of personal data, leaving information at significant risk. The original proposed fine of 45m was reduced after Capita cited cyber-security improvements, support for those affected, and engagement with regulators and the NCSC. The breach in March 2023 exposed home addresses, passport images, financial details and, in some cases, criminal records. Capita manages administration for over 600 pension schemes; 325 schemes were affected.
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