Budget documents accessed thousands of times before release

Budget documents accessed thousands of times before release

The budget was accessed nearly 25,000 times before its formal release, according to an official report into the leak, raising questions over the data handling practices of the UK’s fiscal watchdog. The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) said it had identified at least 24,701 successful ...

‘Beggars belief’: Budget accessed 25,000 times before publication

Experts have reacted with disbelief after it was revealed that Rachel Reeves’s Budget was accessed almost 25,000 times before its official publication due to an Office for Budget Responsibility leak. An investigation by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) showed official forecasts by the OBR were downloaded on “at least” 24,701 occasions in the hour before Ms Reeves delivered her 26th November Budget. This was much higher than the 43 occas…

NCSC reveals Budget forecasts accessed almost 25,000 times before publication

Official Budget forecasts were accessed almost 25,000 times before their formal release after a leak at the Office for Budget Responsibility, according to a new investigation by the UK’s cyber security authorities. A report by the National Cyber Security Centre found that documents prepared by the Office for Budget Responsibility were downloaded on “at least” 24,701 occasions in the hour before Rachel Reeves delivered her Budget speech on 26 Nov…