The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has hit Birthlink, a Scotland-based post-adoption support charity with an £18,000 fine for destroying an estimated 4,800 personal records without authorization.

In April 2025, the Co-operative Group, who are home to more than 6.5 million members, experienced a major cyber attack which resulted in the personal data of every single member being stolen. The breach, confirmed by Co-op chief Shirine Khoury-Haq, is one of the largest and most extensive cyber incidents ever seen in the UK retail sector.