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BA faces possible £800m data breach claim
BA faces possible £800m data breach claim

Claim would be the largest group action personal data claim in UK history

  • Legislation and Regulation
  • 13 January 2021
Former RAC employee sentenced to prison for selling personal data to claims management firm
Former RAC employee sentenced to prison for selling personal data to claims management firm

The ICO says such acts could lead to a prison sentence for those responsible

  • Law
  • 12 January 2021
The known unknowns of post-Brexit data transfers
The known unknowns of post-Brexit data transfers

With many aspects of the trade deal still to be ratified, organisations that transfer data to and from the EU need to start preparing now

  • Legislation and Regulation
  • 08 January 2021
DWP exposed more than 6,000 disability claimants' NI numbers online
DWP exposed more than 6,000 disability claimants' NI numbers online

The Information Commissioner Office is examining the incident, while the DWP insists it takes its responsibility to protect data "very seriously"

  • Privacy
  • 12 November 2020
ICO lowers Marriott data breach fine to £18.4 million
ICO lowers Marriott data breach fine to £18.4 million

The regulator had proposed to impose a £99 million fine on the hotel chain last year

  • Hacking
  • 02 November 2020
British Airways hit with £20m fine for data breach
British Airways hit with £20m fine for data breach

Fine reduced from initial figure of £183 million because of the pandemic, ICO says

  • Security
  • 16 October 2020
Newcastle University suffers suspected ransomware attack
Newcastle University suffers suspected ransomware attack

Northumbria University is also 'experiencing an ongoing IT issue as a result of a cyber incident'

  • Threats and Risks
  • 08 September 2020
Hackers target Robert Dyas to steal customers' payment card details
Hackers target Robert Dyas to steal customers' payment card details

The firm says it became aware of the breach on 30th March 2020

  • Hacking
  • 23 April 2020
ICO approves use of British mobile phone tracking data to fight spread of coronavirus
ICO approves use of British mobile phone tracking data to fight spread of coronavirus

Regulator okays the use of anonymised phone tracking data to help tackle the spread of COVID-19

  • Privacy
  • 30 March 2020
More ransomware groups threaten to publish data stolen data from non-payers
More ransomware groups threaten to publish data stolen data from non-payers

More and more ransomware groups are starting to steal data before encryption in order to blackmail their victims into paying up

  • Security
  • 25 March 2020
Cathay Pacific fined £500,000 by ICO for failing to protect customers' personal data
Cathay Pacific fined £500,000 by ICO for failing to protect customers' personal data

Cathay Pacific hit with the largest pre-GDPR fine the ICO can levy for exposing details of 9.4 million customers worldwide between 2014 and 2018

  • Security
  • 04 March 2020
Labour Party could be fined up to £15m by the ICO after leadership contender is reported over alleged data breach
Labour Party could be fined up to £15m by the ICO after leadership contender is reported over alleged data breach

  • Security
  • 12 February 2020
Currys-PC World fined £500,000 over cyber attack that compromised 14 million people's personal information
Currys-PC World fined £500,000 over cyber attack that compromised 14 million people's personal information

Currys owner DSG Retail fined the maximum under the old data protection regime - would've been much more under GDPR, warns ICO

  • Security
  • 10 January 2020
ICO: Travelex hasn't reported a data breach
ICO: Travelex hasn't reported a data breach

'The company has not reported a data breach,' ICO tells Computing, but adds that they may be required to 'explain why it wasn't reported'

  • Security
  • 08 January 2020
ICO: Organisations using AI systems must provide clear explanations of decisions made
ICO: Organisations using AI systems must provide clear explanations of decisions made

Organisations must also ensure that their use of AI is transparent and accountable

  • Software
  • 03 December 2019
ICO to police: Live facial recognition 'raises serious concerns'
ICO to police: Live facial recognition 'raises serious concerns'

ICO calls for a statutory code of conduct to stop police misuse of live facial recognition technology

  • Security
  • 31 October 2019
BA customers given the green light for class-action lawsuit over 2018 data breach
BA customers given the green light for class-action lawsuit over 2018 data breach

Half-a-million BA customers affected by 2018 Magecart security breach can join class-action lawsuit, High Court rules

  • Security
  • 07 October 2019
ICO issues GDPR warning to police forces over facial recognition technology
ICO issues GDPR warning to police forces over facial recognition technology

'I remain deeply concerned about the roll out of this technology,' Elizabeth Denham warns police forces

  • Security
  • 10 July 2019
Marriott to face £99 million GDPR fine from ICO over November 2018 data breach
Marriott to face £99 million GDPR fine from ICO over November 2018 data breach

Marriott GDPR fine comes a day after ICO announced its intention to fine BA £183m

  • Security
  • 09 July 2019
British Airways faces £183m GDPR fine over last year's security breach
British Airways faces £183m GDPR fine over last year's security breach

British Airways faces record fine for data breach - the first to be levied under GDPR

  • Hacking
  • 08 July 2019
British and Dutch regulators fine Uber for 2016 hack
British and Dutch regulators fine Uber for 2016 hack

Regulators fined the ride-hailing firm more than £900,000

  • Hacking
  • 27 November 2018
ICO levels first ever GDPR notice against AggregateIQ
ICO levels first ever GDPR notice against AggregateIQ

The company has 30 days to audit its data practises, or face the maximum £17 million fine

  • Legislation and Regulation
  • 21 September 2018
When will the ICO use the maximum GDPR fines available?
When will the ICO use the maximum GDPR fines available?

With Facebook fined a paltry pre-GDPR sum, and the ICO traditionally reluctant to use its powers to the full, is there a danger that organisations will take data security less seriously?

  • Privacy
  • 23 July 2018
Gwent Police facing investigation over data breach cover-up
Gwent Police facing investigation over data breach cover-up

Confidential information about reports filed online could have been compromised

  • Security
  • 14 March 2018
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