The U.K. Criminal Records Office is struggling to recover from a cyber incident that happened two months ago.
Researchers claim that personal information could potentially have been leaked.
- ACRO
is the U.K.'s national law enforcement organization responsible for
managing and sharing criminal record information with other countries.
- British
authorities have stated that hackers could have stolen identification
information and criminal conviction data for specific British
individuals.
- The organization has been attempting to recover from the incident since Jan. 17 but has failed to do so.
- The
Criminal Records Office stated that so far, it has no direct evidence
that personal data has been affected, while researchers believe threat
actors may have taken advantage of the incident.
