HM Passport Office: Cybersecurity
(asked on 6th February 2024) - View Source
Question to the Home Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government how many data breaches have been reported by HM Passport Office's security team since 2020.
This question was answered on 20th February 2024
Between 1 January 2020 and 6 February 2024, His Majesty’s Passport Office reported 15,218 data breaches across passport and certificate services, which includes those resulting from a partner delivery error.
This figure is approximately 0.05% of the applications and orders handled by HM Passport Office and the General Register Office within the same period.