Security News > 2023 > September > Capita class action: 2,000 folks affected by data theft sign up

The number of claimants signing up to a Class Action against Capita over the infamous March cyber security break-in and subsequent data exposure keeps going up, according to the lawyer overseeing the case.

Capita initially thought 4 percent of its server estate were accessed but later revised this to 1 percent, and admitted there was some evidence that customer, supplier or colleague data had been seen by the criminals.

Pension data was also added to the list the following month in May as investigators combed over the wreckage - Capita administers 450 pension schemes that contain 4.3 million members.

Britain's largest pension scheme, the Universities Superannuation Scheme also told members their data might have been accessed, and Capita warned staff that its own pension fund was among the victims of the March burglary.

UK data watchdog, the Information Commissioner's Office reckoned that as of May, 90 companies had informed them that their information had been breached in the Capita burglary.

In a statement to The Register, a Capita spokesperson said: "Capita treats cyber security with the utmost seriousness and, in common with many organisations, regularly reviews its cyber security stance using third-party consultants where appropriate."

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