GDPR triggers 490% rise in ICO data breach reports
Increasing nervousness around GDPR has been cited for a huge spike in the number of companies reporting data security incidents…
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Duo jailed for 18 months for £77m TalkTalk hack attack
Two friends from the Midlands have been jailed for a total of 18 months at the Old Bailey for their part…
Bank details at risk as Vision Direct admits data breach
Vision Direct, which claims to be Europe’s biggest online seller of contact lenses and eye care products, has admitted to…
ICO launches consultation on first statutory DM Code
The Information Commissioner’s Office is drawing up plans for the first direct marketing code of practice and has launched a…
Car crash data thief hit with six month prison sentence
A former employee of Nationwide Accident Repair Services has been sentenced to six months in prison after pleading guilty to…
Government urged to tighten up data laws for children
The Government is being urged to consider tightening up data protection laws for children on the back of a new…
Data firms under cosh as ICO ramps up political probe
The Information Commissioner’s Office is piling the pressure on the UK data industry after widening its probe into the use…
Marketers play catch-up after admitting GDPR failings
Marketers have been forced to remove nearly a quarter (23%) of their customer data records to get in shape for…
New crackdown pushes fines for TPS abuse to over £1m
Companies which fail to check their data against the Telephone Preference Service have been warned to expect “robust” action on…
Eurostar warns customers as hackers strike once more
Eurostar has become the latest high-profile brand to have suffered a potentially damaging data breach after admitting to an “unauthorised…