The Ministry of Justice is currently cooperating with the National Crime Agency and the National Cyber Security Centre to investigate a data breach reported by the Legal Aid Agency (LAA). In a recent communication to law firms, the LAA indicated it had identified a security incident involving potential unauthorized access to financial information concerning legal aid providers. Although the LAA could not confirm the specifics of the breached data, it acknowledged that payment information may be among the data potentially accessed. This incident affects nearly 2,000 service providers engaged in legal aid across England and Wales.
The Ministry of Justice is in collaboration with the National Crime Agency and National Cyber Security Centre to investigate a significant data breach reported by the Legal Aid Agency.
The Legal Aid Agency informed law firms that it identified a security incident that potentially exposed financial information from legal aid providers, though specific details remain unconfirmed.
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