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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Joe Middleton

MYSTERIOUS: Capita cyber attack 90 organisations report data breaches - What They Never Told You

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Capita runs crucial services for local councils, the military and NHS. Photograph: Sopa Images/LightRocket/Getty Images

About 90 organisations have reported breaches of personal information held by Capita after the outsourcing group suffered a cyber-attack, Britain’s data watchdog has said.

The company, which runs crucial services for local councils, the military and the NHS, experienced the hack, which caused a significant IT outage, in March.

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