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I actually took a deeper look and it is possible you are correct. However, the article you liked indicated that, even though it was a public charity and was hacked, The UK's main abortion provider is to appeal against a £200,000 fine imposed. So it seems, for some bizarre reason, the fine was levied agains the BPAS.

Jeffery stated that after a few days it was resolved and posted his bank account. Given the article you linked was from 2012 and he had a 3 year sentence, it is quite possible he is the same person posting as /u/jamesjuk. I have removed the link above.

However, it does seem that the bank froze his assets and lied to him. It remains unclear whether he has restitution leading to his assets being frozen.


The fine was levied against the BPAS for failing to secure the data properly.

The incident drew the attention of the Information Commissioner's Office who found BPAS's security didn't meet the legal requirements.




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