Former Equifax tech chief charged with insider trading
The fall out from the Equifax data breach continues to crash down on the company after a former executive has…
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17,000 Tesco customers hit by Travelex data breach
Thousands of Tesco customers have had their personal details exposed – including date of birth, home and mobile phone numbers,…
Equifax could face final bill of $600m for data breach
Equifax’s disastrous 2017 data breach – which affected up to 185 million accounts in the US, Canada and the UK…
ICO loses Hiscox legal action after defendant falls ill
The Information Commissioner’s Office has lost its landmark legal action against insurance firm Hiscox – brought over the company’s alleged breach…
Hiscox faces landmark trial over data protection breach
UK insurance company Hiscox is facing an unlimited fine in a landmark court case brought by the Information Commissioner’s Office,…
Noose tightens on rogue and lax firms as ICO fines soar
The Information Commissioners’ Office has fined 111 organisations a total of £10.1m for breaking the rules on spam and data…
Business data now the holy grail for online fraudsters
Confidential business and customer data has now become the number one target for fraudsters, surpassing hard cash and even physical…
Age UK fesses up to double data breach of staff details
Age UK has handed itself in to the Information Commissioner’s Office after discovering a double data breach which has led…
Just Eat grovels as driver chats up customer via text
The Information Commissioner’s Office has launched an investigation into claims that a Just Eat delivery driver used a female customer’s…
Carphone Warehouse rocked by £400,000 ICO data fine
Carphone Warehouse has been slapped with a £400,000 fine – one of the largest issued by the Information Commissioner’s Office…