Glos cops cuffed over leak of sensitive child abuse data
Gloucestershire Police has become the latest force to be hauled up in front of the privacy regulator after being fined…
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ICO’s ‘measured’ Yahoo! fine risks ‘soft touch’ protests
As the Information Commissioner’s Office knuckles down to yet another investigation into a major data breach, it risks accusations that…
Even God’s disciples can’t escape the ICO or a huge fine
It seems that not even the Father, Son and Holy Ghost offer no defence when it comes to falling foul…
Virgin Media shoots itself in foot over phishing attack
Virgin Media has hit back at Decision Marketing for suggesting its customer data had been accessed by fraudsters, with one…
Scammers access Virgin Media data for phishing attack
Cold-call scammers appear to have accessed Virgin Media customer data to carry out a sophisticated phishing fraud, in a move…
Banged to rights: CPS guilty of losing child abuse data
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) appears not have learned the error of its ways after being whacked with yet another…
Top brands caught with trousers down on email security
The vast majority of the UK’s top 50 most valuable brands are leaving their customers wide open to email fraud…
You’re nicked: Humberside cops hit by £130k data fine
Humberside Police has been whacked with a £130,000 fine by the Information Commissioner’s Office after a catalogue of failings in…
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…
Parish councils cry foul at cost of GDPR compliance
The National Association of Local Councils is going cap in hand to the Government to ask for extra funding to…