RNLI warns supporters their personal information may have been hacked
Summary
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) warned its supporters that their personal information might have been stolen in a cyber-attack on a company it works with. The charity has also faced protests and abuse from far-right activists upset about its help to asylum seekers arriving by small boats.Key Facts
- RNLI supporters were alerted that their names, contact details, and interaction records might have been hacked.
- The data breach happened through Beacon CRM, a company used by RNLI for managing supporter information.
- About 1,500 charities were affected in the same cyber-attack in late July.
- So far, there is no proof that the stolen data has been shared or misused.
- The RNLI has faced protests and abuse from far-right groups because it rescues asylum seekers arriving by small boats.
- A Portsmouth lifeboat station was temporarily closed after far-right activists tried to block asylum seeker landings nearby.
- The RNLI reported an increase in donations despite calls by protesters to stop supporting the charity.
- Only about 1.2% of RNLI’s rescue work last year involved small boats in the English Channel.
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