"Victims of abuse within the Church of England have revealed that the personal details of nearly 200 survivors were exposed in a significant data breach. The leak originated from a compensation scheme established to support them. This incident marks a fresh setback for the Church, which has been striving to rebuild public trust following a series of sexual abuse scandals and the resignation of Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby over his handling of a child abuse case in November 2024."
"According to The House of Survivors, a group founded by church abuse victims, the details of 194 individuals were included in an email sent late on Tuesday. The email, dispatched by Kennedys Law, the firm managing the redress scheme, was sent to registered claimants, law firms, and Church officials, before being recalled minutes later. Church of England has been working to restore trust after being hit by a series of sexual abuse ca"
Personal details of nearly 200 abuse survivors within the Church of England were exposed in a data breach tied to a compensation redress scheme. The leaked information came via an email sent by Kennedys Law to registered claimants, law firms, and Church officials and was recalled minutes later. The House of Survivors identified 194 individuals whose details were included. The breach compounds efforts to rebuild public trust after multiple sexual abuse scandals and the November 2024 resignation of the Archbishop of Canterbury over his handling of a child abuse case.
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