Whistleblower claims trigger GDPR probes into Apple
An Apple whistleblower, who was sacked for leaking confidential information after raising privacy concerns as well as claims of sexism…
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Young the biggest victims as ID fraud hits 5.7 million
Nearly one in ten smartphone users in the UK, as many as 5.7 million people, have fallen victim to identity…
ICO updates cyber attack guidance as Russia fears rise
The Information Commissioner’s Office is urging firms to step up their vigilance against cyber-attacks in the face of a heightened…
Ukraine invasion fuels cyber attack warning to UK firms
British businesses are bracing themselves for a barrage of retaliatory Russian cyber attacks, following Vladimir Putin’s orders to invade Ukraine,…
UK firms are world leaders… in shelling out ransomware
The UK is not only under an increasing barrage of ransomware attacks – topping 33.5 million separate incidents in the…
ICO slated for ‘industrial scale’ internal data cock-ups
The Information Commissioner’s Office has been accused of presiding over “industrial scale” data cock-ups, with a new report revealing that,…
EasyJet ‘slap on wrist’ shoots down £18bn class action
The Information Commissioner’s Office appears to have put the kibosh on yet another data protection class action after it has…
Cabinet Office cuffed for New Year Honours data gaffe
The Cabinet Office has been accused of being complacent over its data handling procedures after being hit with a £500,000…
Retailers face huge fines for selling unsecure IoT tech
The UK Government is to force retailers, manufacturers and importers of Internet connected devices to meet tough new cyber security…
Hooked on porn: Angling Direct snared by hack attack
Angling Direct, one of the UK’s leading retailers of fishing gear, has been hooked by a major ongoing hack attack…