UK charities hit by cyber attack as Scottish SPCA issues security warning to supporters"Some of our supporters’ personal information may have been included in the affected data"View Image Beacon CRM was hit by a cyber attackA business providing software to around 1,500 UK charities has become the subject of a cyber attack, with charities including the Scottish SPCA forced to warn supporters. ‌Beacon CRM provides services to charities to manage relationships with donors, supporters, volunteers, and beneficiaries. Earlier this month, the business informed their customers of a cyber security incident involving unauthorised access to copies of customer database backups. ‌Now, the Scottish SPCA have published a notice to its supporters, urging them to be vigilant. ‌The Scottish SPCA is continuing to assess the situation and if anything changes, will issue updates and further communications.