FOI Request - Data Breach Incidents

Request 101003532892

1. The number of data breach incidents the council has had between 2021/22, 2022/23 and 2023- date (March 2024)

a) Of these, how many were cyber-incidents?

2. How much has the council paid out in compensation for Data Breach claims between 2021/22, 2022/23 and 2023-date (March 2024)?

Response 12-04-2024

1. The number of data breaches recorded on the Council’s Data Breach Register are:
•            1st April 2021 – 31st March 2022: 81
•            1st April 2022 – 31st March 2023: 131 (this information is available online within the Information Governance Annual Report 2022 – 2023: https://moray.cmis.uk.com/moray/CouncilandGovernance/Meetings/tabid/70/ctl/ViewMeetingPublic/mid/397/Meeting/2101/Committee/46/Default.aspx )
•            1st April 2023 – 21st March 2024: 132

a) Of these, how many were cyber-incidents?
None of the above recorded data breaches mention cyber.

2. No breaches from these years have resulted in any compensation being claimed.