London transportation hack in 2024 affected around 10 million people, BBC reveals

Around 10 million people had their data stolen when Transport for London (TfL) was hacked in 2024, the BBC has discovered, making it one of the biggest hacks in British history.

At the time the company only disclosed that “some” customers had been affected, but has now confirmed that millions of people had their personal data taken.

The cyberattack, by hackers from the so-called Scattered Spider crime group, breached TfL’s internal computer systems, disrupting its online services and causing £39m in damages.

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