securityThursday, August 13, 2026 at 02:27 AM
ACRO Kentico Portal Unpatched Since 2019 Hosted Three Intrusions 2021-2023
ACRO's two-year undetected breach stemmed from undefined patch and alert responsibilities across contractors rather than sophisticated tradecraft. The ICO report exposes how basic hygiene failures on a public portal exposed sensitive criminal records data for years. Independent audits of comparable UK police IT contracts are now required to surface parallel exposures.
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NCSC guidance on third-party patch ownership has existed since 2020 yet was never applied here, suggesting similar gaps persist in other forces connected to the same national systems.
⚡ Prediction
NCSC: Contract audits of 5 additional police forces identify undefined patch ownership on critical external portals within 120 days
Sources (3)
- [1]ICO Reprimand Notice ACRO(https://ico.org.uk/action-weve-taken/reprimands/2024/acro-criminal-records-office/)
- [2]The Record Investigation(https://therecord.media/uk-criminal-records-office-acro-data-breaches)
- [3]Kentico Security Advisories 2019-2023(https://www.kentico.com/security-advisories)