Überblick
Announced August 4 and updated August 5. The organisation cannot confirm whose information was acquired. Absence of evidence of misuse of bank/card information is not treated as proof those fields were not exposed. The Charity Commission’s August 7 guidance corroborates the provider incident, not an additive population across charities.
Zeitlicher Ablauf
- Vorfall
- Entdeckt
- Bekanntgegeben
OM UK disclosed possible exposure.
Official notice updated.
Charity Commission published related guidance.
Reaktion der Organisation
OM UK notified the ICO and trustees, worked with Beacon’s external investigation and warned supporters about suspicious communications.
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Quellen
- Important: cyber-security data incidentOM UK · 2026-11-09
- Guidance for charities affected by Beacon incidentCharity Commission · 2026-11-09