ICO issues first GDPR fine, but it’s not BA or Marriott
The Information Commissioner’s Office has finally dished out its first GDPR fine – nearly 19 months after the regulation came…
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44 million Microsoft users still using dodgy passwords
Microsoft has revealed that 44 million of its users are still using passwords that have previously been compromised in data…
Vistaprint cock-up triggers online customer data leak
Vistaprint, the online printing giant, has admitted to a “unacceptable” breach of customer data after exposing the details of thousands…
‘Dopey’ Disney+ urged to tighten up online data security
Disney has been accused of putting Snow White’s pal Dopey in charge of the security of its new streaming service…
Trend Micro hit as rogue staffer steals customer data
Cyber-security giant Trend Micro has been forced to admit that a rogue member of staff has stolen the personal data…
Indian call centres axed as UK police shut IT fraud ring
Two criminal call centres in Kolkata, India, which were instrumental in defrauding thousands of victims in the UK alone through…
Monzo squirms again after gaffe exposes pin numbers
The take-up of open banking has been slow at best but digital challenger Monzo may just have put it back…
Honda gaffe exposes staff data and corporate secrets
Honda, the car, motorbike and power tool giant which has used the ad slogan “The Power of Dreams”, has been…
UK firms battered by one hack attack every 50 seconds
As British Airways and Marriott International chiefs prepare to defend themselves against record GDPR fines, the full scale of the…
‘Utterly ruthless’ TalkTalk hacker jailed for four years
A TalkTalk hacker, who has had the threat of a prison sentence hanging over his head for nearly two-and-a-half years,…