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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.

The ‘rule of six’ has been in place since 14 September, with fines levied for those who break it and now we are seeing even more drastic restrictions reimposed. So what does this mean for the UK’s cyber-security?

It has recently been reported that tech firm Blackbaud was targeted by a ransomware attack in May with at least 12 universities and 50 charities affected in the UK and North America.