Data Breach 2024 Uk News. On 6 may, news broke that the details of 270,000 service personnel working for the uk ministry of defence (mod) had been accessed. Hackers are attempting to sell what they say is confidential information belonging to millions of santander staff and customers.

The government has surveyed uk businesses, charities and educational institutions to find out how they approach cyber security and gain insight into the cyber security issues. Cyberattacks and data breaches during the first half of 2024 have included the ransomware attacks against change healthcare and cdk, as well as data theft and extortion attacks targeting.