Breaches and incidents
L&Q (London & Quadrant Housing Trust, UK): website attack exposes contact messages of about 12,000 residents
Per Inside Housing, L&Q said “a targeted cyber security incident that has affected L&Q’s website” let an unauthorised party access emails and webform...
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- Reported by a reputable outlet, citing the company
What happened
- Per Inside Housing, L&Q said “a targeted cyber security incident that has affected L&Q’s website” let an unauthorised party access emails and webform messages sent by approximately 12,000 residents; its website and online resident services were unavailable.
- Root cause: not disclosed.
- No attacker named (L&Q referred to an “unauthorised person or organisation”).
- L&Q said no financial information was accessed and wider databases remain secure; it isolated the website, emailed affected residents, warned of phishing and informed the ICO and the Regulator of Social Housing.