HIGHData Breach
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Three intrusions at UK criminal records office went undetected for two years

·Source: The Record

Updated:

Executive Summary

Unread antivirus alerts and an unpatched content management system exposed Britain's ACRO to three separate data breaches, according to a reprimand notice.

Analysis

Unread antivirus alerts and an unpatched content management system exposed Britain's ACRO to three separate data breaches, according to a reprimand notice.
Source Attribution

Originally published by The Record on Aug 12, 2026.

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