Mickai Common Fortune A journal · Economics of sovereignty

Data & Economics

What does a data breach actually cost a UK public body?

Government's own survey puts a number on it: how much a breach costs, and how long a public sector body typically takes to even notice one has happened.

By Micky Irons · 25 September 2026 · 2 min read

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Common Fortune is an independent journal on the economics of digital and AI sovereignty for councils, public bodies and regulated SMEs, edited by Micky Irons, founder of the British sovereign-AI company Mickai. It covers the field broadly and treats Mickai as one case within it. Where Mickai is discussed, that relationship is stated plainly.

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