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Type Incident

Data breach

SCAM WARNING: Fake South Wales Police caller says your name is in a data breach

1 source

At a glance

Medium
7-day window, from the last update
Evidence-weighted, not popularity
Why Medium

Medium rather than High: exposure is scored at a default because we cannot see your systems or suppliers.

Briefing

There is no written leader briefing for this story yet. These questions come from the facts we hold.

Questions to ask IT

  • Does this reporting name any supplier, product or service we rely on?
  • Would our monitoring spot an attack like this, and who would we call if it did?

Next steps

  1. Confirm whether the affected organisation is a supplier or partner, and what contingency exists

Summary

  • A scam warning has been issued regarding a fake South Wales Police caller claiming an individual's name is involved in a data breach.

Read the original reportSwansea Bay News(opens in a new tab)

6 reports

Part of Fake security tools and phishing scams

All 6 reports in this story

Pulse

Last change 59m ago · Next recheck 8 Nov 2026, 22:04 UK time

  1. Story8 Nov 2026, 20:04 UK time · 59m ago

    Linked reporting from Swansea Bay News (independent original reporter).

    Read source (Swansea Bay News)

1 entry so far. The timeline chart appears once this story has more history.

Sources

How we know

Statements extracted from sources. Higher confidence means stronger corroboration.

  • ClaimedHeadline60% confidence

    SCAM WARNING: Fake South Wales Police caller says your name is in a data breach

  • ProbableSummary fact75% confidence

    SCAM WARNING: Fake South Wales Police caller says your name is in a data breach