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Capita's privacy fine appropriate for 'egregious’ failings, UK watchdog says

By Patricia Figueiredo ( October 15, 2025, 08:37 GMT | Insight) -- Outsourcing and professional services company Capita has been fined £14 million for long-term data protection failings that left more than 6.6 million people’s information exposed in a 2023 ransomware attack. The UK Information Commissioner’s Office found the group ignored repeated warnings about security weaknesses and took 58 hours — instead of 60 minutes — to act on a high-risk alert.Outsourcing group Capita has drawn a fine for what the UK data protection watchdog called an “egregious” security failure that exposed the personal data of more than 6.6 million people in a 2023 cyberattack....

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