Public sector cyber break-ins: Our money, our lives, our right to know

The article discusses a cyber attack against Transport for London that disrupted ticketing and back-office systems and reportedly exposed bank data for around 5,000 users; a British teenager was arrested but there is no clear evidence of an organized extortion gang. It criticizes the limited disclosure by public bodies, highlights broader risks from under-funded and under-regulated public-sector cybersecurity, and advocates creating an independent accident-investigator-like body for cyber incidents to drive transparency and improvements.