May 2023 data breach roundup

Data breaches in the UK are mounting, with several significant instances occurring in May. These include the exposure of NHS patient data to Facebook without consent, the accidental online reveal of personal employee details by South Lanarkshire Council, a significant cyber attack on Capita affecting numerous organisations and hundreds of thousands of people, a breach of Discord user information, and a hack of the National Smallbore Rifle Association’s servers potentially compromising data of UK gun owners.