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On 08 May 2026, RentGuarantor Holdings PLC announced that one of its servers, hosted by a third-party provider, was compromised by a data breach believed to relate to customer information. The Company reported the incident to the Information Commissioner's Office and advised all customers to change their account passwords. The incident has had no impact on RentGuarantor's operations or financial accounts.
| Date | 8 May 2026 |
| Time | 16:15:01 |
| Category | Miscellaneous |
| ID | 6647D |
THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONTAINS INSIDE INFORMATION FOR THE PURPOSES OF ARTICLE 7 OF THE MARKET ABUSE REGULATIONS (EU) NO. 596/2014 WHICH FORMS PART OF DOMESTIC UK LAW PURSUANT TO THE EUROPEAN UNION (WITHDRAWAL) ACT 2018 ("UK MAR").
8 May 2026
RentGuarantor Holdings PLC
(the "Company" or "RentGuarantor")
Notification of Data Security Incident
RentGuarantor (AIM: RGG), a leading provider of rent guarantee services to prospective tenants seeking to rent property in the UK¹ private rental sector, announces that it has recently been subject to a global information systems security incident (Actively exploited cPanel bug exposes millions of websites to takeover | Malwarebytes), whereby one of the Company's servers hosted by a third-party provider has been compromised by a data breach. The incident was identified promptly, and an investigation is ongoing by the Company to determine the extent to which data may have been accessed.
The incident has had no impact on RentGuarantor's operations or other corporate systems, with current trading activities and financial accounts, including Company bank accounts, remaining unaffected. The Company has been quick to take action, including the closure of the identified vulnerability and the implementation of enhanced additional safeguards to strengthen its systems and mitigate the risk of recurrence. The Company continues to closely monitor its security.
The Company believes at this time that the compromised data related to customer information. As a precautionary measure, the Company advises all customers to change their account passwords without delay. The Company has reported the incident to the Information Commissioner's Office.
The Company will provide further updates as and when appropriate.
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For more information, please contact:
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RentGuarantor Holdings PLC Paul Foy, Chief Executive Officer +44 207 193 4418 Kam Bansil / Ian Mitchell, Investor Relations +44 207 039 1901
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Allenby Capital Limited AIM Nominated Adviser Alex Brearley / Nick Harriss / Ashur Joseph (Corporate Finance) +44 20 3328 5656
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Cavendish Capital Markets Limited Joint Broker Stephen Keys / Callum Davidson (Corporate Finance) Michael Johnson / Dale Bellis (Sales)
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Shore Capital Joint Broker Oliver Jackson / James Thomas / Ansh Batura +44 207 7408 4090
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BlytheRay Financial PR Megan Ray / Will Jones +44 207 138 3204 |
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About RentGuarantor
RentGuarantor provides a rent guarantee service to tenants wishing to rent property in the UK1 from the Private Rental Sector. It is an online service where applications are managed on a secure and bespoke digital platform designed and built by the Company. The goal is to make the process as simple as possible, with applications only taking a few minutes and RentGuarantor seeking to complete the application on the same day.
1 Currently excluding Northern Ireland.
