Virgin Media has 4 weeks to settle breach case ‘or else’
Virgin Media has been given four weeks to admit liability for a major data breach, which left customers’ details freely…
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Dentists bare teeth against BDA in breach legal action
A group of British dentists are not waiting for the Information Commissioner’s Office to investigate a recent hack attack on their industry…
Facebook sues developers for data privacy breaches
Facebook is attempting to show it has learned the lessons from the Cambridge Analytica scandal by taking legal action against…
Ryanair ratchets up war on data-scraping travel sites
Ryanair is continuing its pursuit of travel websites it claims are bypassing the airline’s online security system to “data-scrape” fares,…
TalkTalk customers seek payout for double data breach
TalkTalk is facing a High Court showdown on the back of two data breaches – including its notorious 2015 “car…
Marriott faces data loss claim – will it open floodgates?
Hotel giant Marriott International may have succeeded in keeping its proposed £99m GDPR fine at bay – so far, at…
Instagram rocked by action over ‘illegal’ biometic data
Instagram might have escaped the data protection scandals of its Facebook parent so far but that looks all set to…
Ambulance chasers in A&E as £100m Equifax claim axed
The army of “no win, no fee” compensation lawyers have been hit by a second body blow in as many…
Morrisons staff get nothing as breach claim is rejected
Morrisons will not have to pay a single penny to the 100,000 staff whose data was stolen and leaked by…
Data theft ‘fence’ ordered to pay £109,000 to Aviva
Aviva’s drive to crack down on illegally obtained data in the claims industry is not entirely for the “greater good”,…