15 days ago · Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Thousands of Greater Manchester residents' data at risk after housing firm targeted in cyber attack

What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a conflict story. Manchester Evening News is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom. The first report grouped here was at 1 Oct 2026, 16:26 UTC. The headline in use is “Thousands of Greater Manchester residents' data at risk after housing firm targeted in cyber attack”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Residents have been warned they could be at 'increased risk of fraud attempts and phishing' following the incident at L&Q Housing
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by Manchester Evening News
Thousands of Greater Manchester residents' data at risk after housing firm targeted in cyber attack
Reported by 1 outlet
- Manchester Evening News