ICO imposes £25,000 fine on Mermaids charity for data protection breach

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Internal emails containing sensitive data were accessible on the internet

The UK's Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has fined transgender charity Mermaids £25,000 for a data breach that exposed the personal information of nearly 550 people. Following a detailed...

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