Following a cyber-attack on the Legal Aid Agency (an agency of the Ministry of Justice), Bindmans’ clients who applied for Legal Aid through the Legal Aid Agency’s digital service from 2010 may be affected.

If your data has been compromised by the data breach, you are likely to receive a formal notification from the Ministry of Justice directly in due course, who were the relevant data controller and legally responsible for your personal information at the time of the cyber incident. In the meantime, you can read the full public statement from the Legal Aid Agency and check back for further updates on their website here.

If you are concerned about your personal data being involved in the incident, further information on how to protect yourself from the impact of a data breach can be found on the National Cyber Security Centre website.