Cyber extortionists steal data from UK Department for Education
Cybercriminals are attempting to extort Britain’s Department for Education (DfE) after compromising what the hackers said was more than 600,000 pieces of data allegedly including names, email addresses and phone numbers.
Record details
Published: 30 July 2026
Source: The Record (Recorded Future News)
Category: News
Topics: Military & security · Children & education
Retrieved: 31 July 2026
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