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Hackers strike UK's legal aid agency and compromise data of lawyers and clients

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UK 's justice department says it shut down its legal aid website after a cyberattack compromised personal information.

The Ministry of Justice said it learned on April 23 that online digital services at the Legal Aid Agency had been hacked.

The agency provides civil and criminal legal assistance to those who can't afford a lawyer.

A “significant amount of personal data” going back 15 years was exposed by the breach.

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semi-formal

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English

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62

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short-lived

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