Ex-accident claims advisor fined for illegal data access
Those who unlawfully access personal data have been issued a stark warning by the Information Commissioner’s Office following the sentencing…
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Business chief slams ICO after crash data theft case
One of the so-called “North-West gang of eight”, who was prosecuted by the Information Commissioner’s Office for obtaining customers’ contact…
North-West gang of eight guilty of mass crash data theft
Eight men from the North-West have been found guilty of unlawfully accessing and obtaining people’s personal data from vehicle repair…
Former RAC staff sentenced for pilfering car crash data
Two former RAC employees have been handed a suspended prison sentence and ordered to complete 150 hours of unpaid work,…
Car salesman nicked for stealing customers’ data
Gone are the times when all you had to worry about when buying or leasing a car was whether it…
Smash ‘n’ grab: Car rental man sentenced for data theft
A man who unlawfully accessed motorists’ personal data from Enterprise Rent-A-Car to pursue personal injury claims for financial gain has…
Duvel drinkers drown their sorrows after hack attack
Belgium craft beer lovers are bracing themselves for a potential shortage of their favourite tipple after production at four breweries…
Ransomware victims who pay up are nearly all hit again
The danger of paying out an online ransomware demand has been exposed by a new study which reveals nearly eight…
Gamers ‘attacked as Fortnite firm suffers data breach’
Epic Games, the company behind the online multiplayer shooter game Fortnite, has reportedly suffered a major ransomware attack, with a…
UK firms braced for fresh wave of ransomware attacks
UK companies must be on data security red alert over a fresh wave of malicious cyber attacks, particularly ransomware demands,…