Employee Data Breaches Surge to Seven-Year High

**Executive summary:** Analysis from law firm Nockolds reports that UK employee data breach notifications to the ICO rose to 3,872 in 2025 (up 5% year-on-year), driven chiefly by non-cyber incidents (2,304) while cyber-related breaches fell to 1,568; the report attributes the shift to hybrid working, increased movement of devices and documents, and procedural weaknesses, and recommends stronger HR–security collaboration, training and controls.