HACKERS STEAL SENSITIVE DATA FROM UK DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION AND POLICE

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The UK's Department for Education (DfE) and a police database were hacked by a new ransomware gang which stole 740k lines of data. The DfE's data was stolen from a help-desk portal and includes full names, email addresses, phone numbers, and job titles for staff and parents. The police database that was compromised provides legal assistance to UK police forces and includes names, the force or organization they're assigned to, and work email addresses.