Outsourcing giant Capita has been fined £14 million by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for failing to protect personal data after hackers stole 6.6 million people’s information during a cyber attack in 2023.

The data watchdog said the breach in March 2023 saw the hackers access information including pension details and staff records, as well as details of customers of organisations Capita supports.

In some cases this included sensitive information such as details of criminal records, financial data or so-called special category data, which can include race, religion and sexual orientation.

The ICO fined Capita £8 million and a further £6 million for Capita Pension Solutions, which processes personal information on behalf of more than 600 groups providing pension schemes, w

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