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UK Legal Aid Agency breach exposed records dating back to 1978

2026-10-15 15:35 UTC · BleepingComputer · read the source ↗ #data-breach#government#data-retention
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  • Leader — Learn: A decades-long data retention window amplified the blast radius of this breach, illustrating why minimizing stored personal data reduces regulatory and reputational exposure when breaches occur — useful context for reviewing your own retention policies.
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