The UK legal sector has experienced a significant increase in data breaches, with incidents rising by 39% in the year leading up to mid-2024. A total of 2,284 breaches were reported to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), affecting data related to 7.9 million people—approximately 12% of the UK population. A significant number of these breaches, about half, have been attributed to insiders, with human error contributing to one in three cases. This data comes from an analysis conducted by NetDocuments.
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