World Jul 29, 2026 · 1 min read

Hackers steal sensitive data from Department for Education and police

Details of parents and staff, including email addresses and phone numbers, are among data taken by cybercriminalsThe Department for Education and a police database have been targeted by a cyber-attack, exposing more than 740,000 pieces of data.Details of government officials, senior school leaders,...

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The Guardian
by Dan Milmo and Vikram Dodd
Hackers steal sensitive data from Department for Education and police

Details of parents and staff, including email addresses and phone numbers, are among data taken by cybercriminals

The Department for Education and a police database have been targeted by a cyber-attack, exposing more than 740,000 pieces of data.

Details of government officials, senior school leaders, university staff, police officers and members of the public have been taken by hackers.

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This article was originally published by The Guardian and written by Dan Milmo and Vikram Dodd.

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