UK's Capita fined $19 million for 2023 cyber breach

Capita handed huge £14m fine over security failings which lead to data breach

Capita ‘failed in its duty to protect’ customer data, the ICO found.

UK's Capita fined $19 million for 2023 cyber breach

Capita has been fined 14 million pounds ($18.7 million) for failing to protect personal data during a 2023 cyber attack, the British outsourcing firm said on Wednesday, as part of a settlement with the UK's privacy watchdog.

Capita fined £14m for failings over cyberattack in 2023

The data breach would have been less severe if the outsourcer had sufficient security measures in place, the Information Commissioner’s Office said

Capita fined £14M after 58-hour delay exposed 6.6M records

: ICO makes example of outsourcing giant over sluggish cyber response

Government contractor Capita fined £14m after more than six million people had data stolen in cyber attack

The scale and impact of the attack could have been prevented if sufficient security measures were in place, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) said.

Capita fined after millions of people’s personal data stolen in cyber attack

Capita fined £14m after data watchdog confirms a wide array of personal information had been exposed