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Beacon CRM, Widely Used by Charities, Suffers Data Breach

Published

5 August 2026

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technology

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Other

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United Kingdom

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Read at govinfosecurity.com

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Fusion42 · 30 August 2026 · Fusion42 review

Beacon CRM, a cloud-based customer relationship management platform used by over 1,000 UK charities, suffered a data breach involving compromised credentials and likely theft of customer data, affecting both customers and free-trial users.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Other.

◆ The Wire takeaway

Charity leaders using Beacon CRM face urgent regulatory and compliance pressure as you must review your data security posture this week and prepare mandatory breach notifications within 72 hours. Your organisation's reputation is at risk if you delay resetting credentials or communicating with affected supporters.

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1 source · 5 Aug 2026

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