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Plymouth council exposes hundreds in latest local government email gaffe

ID: eca2ea0c-9157-5b0f-a37b-576625d64f7f

STIX ID: report--eca2ea0c-9157-5b0f-a37b-576625d64f7f

Feed Name: The Register (Security)

Threat Score
20/100

Date Published: 2026-06-12

Date Updated: 2026-06-12

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Plymouth City Council accidentally exposed the email addresses of around 500 home-schooling families by sending a mass message without using BCC; the authority apologized, contacted recipients, investigated internally, implemented extra checks, and reported the incident to the ICO, which provided advice and closed the case with no further action.

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