Capita Suffers Data Breach

Capita, one of the UK’s largest outsourcing companies, has suffered a data breach impacting customer information.

Staff first noticed the attack on March 31st 2023 when they faced technical issues and could not log in, repeatedly receiving a “password incorrect” error.

The infamous ransomware gang “Black Basta” claimed responsibility for the attack a few days later, listing Capita as a victim on its data leak site. The group has posted and expressed interest in selling data allegedly stolen from the company.

Stolen information includes phone numbers, home addresses, details of more than 100 bank accounts, and sensitive personal data belonging to individuals who applied for jobs at schools.