On 26 May, it was reported that the VSA had been the subject of a cyber attack that locked the charity out of its computer systems and servers. However, the hackers failed to obtain information since the data was encrypted and the servers mainly held historical information.
On 26 May, it was announced that the VSA had been compromised by a cyber attack that prevented the charity from accessing its computer systems and servers. Nevertheless, the hackers were unsuccessful in obtaining any sensitive information due to the encryption of the data and the fact that the servers primarily contained historical records.