UK’s state investments agency hit by data breach

UK Government Investments disclosed that an internal file containing high-level management information and the names and work email addresses of 51 officials was publicly accessible for roughly 40 hours after a staff member failed to follow information security policies; the incident was identified within the past financial year, escalated to the board and the Information Commissioner’s Office, and prompted external review and planned security control improvements. The report also highlights broader concerns about AI agents increasing attack paths and the scale of automated probing, mentioned as contextual risk.