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In October, some of the most notable data breaches included the streaming platform Twitch, a group led action by professional footballers whose data has been sold without permission and a HIV charity who exposed the details of over 100 people.

There were plenty of data breaches that took place in August, with various organisations falling victim to cyber-attacks that jeopardised valuable personal data.

In June, there were a number of significant data breaches, including schools who were forced to close following cyber-attacks, sensitive patient data being left in an abandoned care home and a major video games developer admitting that data belonging to their users is freely circulating on the internet.

Following on from a busy February, the number of data breaches in March and April continued to mount, with various different cases emerging in a variety of sectors.

New year, new data breaches! 2021 has barely begun and there is already a growing list of significant data breaches that have come to light, with implications for huge numbers of members of the public whose sensitive personal data may have been exposed.