Airbnb sleepwalks into breach of hosts’ personal data
Airbnb has become the latest holiday brand to suffer a major data breach after the company was forced to admit…
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Blackbaud breach sparks legal threat to UK universities
UK universities, many of which are already facing criticism for locking up students in Covid-19 isolation, could soon be facing…
‘Crafty Cockney’ hacker gets five years in US ‘rusty nail’
A British man, who who went by the online alias “Crafty Cockney” and was a member of a hacking gang…
Give data breach victims more power, ministers urged
The Government should activate a clause in UK legislation to give data breach victims stronger rights for legal redress against firms who lose…
Adtech breach widens, two years after first complaints
Two years since the first realtime bidding (RTB) complaints were lodged, regulators’ failure to act is allowing Google and IAB…
Dentists bare teeth against BDA in breach legal action
A group of British dentists are not waiting for the Information Commissioner’s Office to investigate a recent hack attack on their industry…
TalkTalk customers seek payout for double data breach
TalkTalk is facing a High Court showdown on the back of two data breaches – including its notorious 2015 “car…
Ex-Uber security chief charged with 2016 hack cover-up
Uber’s former chief security officer has been charged with paying hackers to cover up the ride hailing company’s 2016 data…
24 million hit as Experian suffers another data breach
Experian bosses who felt a comforting sense of schadenfraude at rival Equifax’s 2017 data breach are now facing their own…
Marriott faces data loss claim – will it open floodgates?
Hotel giant Marriott International may have succeeded in keeping its proposed £99m GDPR fine at bay – so far, at…