UK charities count the cost of Beacon CRM cyberattack

Database backups likely stolen, potentially exposing donor, supporter, and service user details

Beacon CRM has confirmed it was hit by a cyberattack that exposed data belonging to a growing list of UK charities.

The company, which markets its software to charities and has more than 1,500 customers, said its investigation remains ongoing. However, it appears that a substantial amount of customer data was copied, and Beacon is warning users to assume everything they stored on the platform was downloaded.

"Currently, our investigation has confirmed that copies of database backups were made and likely downloaded by the unauthorized third-party," it said on Tuesday. "We have evidence that shows a spike in activity during the incident timeline symptomatic of data leaving our systems.

"It is highly unlikely we will be able to ascertain any more granular detail regarding exactly what data this was and to whom it relates so out of an...

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