Reprimands · Local government
London Borough of Hackney
No fineReprimands
Root cause
Cyber attack
An external attacker got in and took data. Where the ICO's notice names the specific failure that let them, the case is filed under that instead.
What happened
The Information Commissioner’s Office has issued the London Borough of Hackey with a reprimand following a cyber-attack in 2020 that led to hackers gaining access to and encrypting 440,000 files, affecting at least 280,000 residents and other individuals including staff.
Summarised from the notice published by the ICO on 5 July 2024. Read the original notice — it is the authoritative version.