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Regulator Reprimands Post Office Over Avoidable Data Breach Involving Horizon Victims

– The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued a reprimand to Post Office Limited following a data breach that resulted in the unauthorised disclosure of personal information belonging to hundreds of postmasters involved in the Horizon IT scandal.  

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Capita fined £14m for data breach affecting over 6m people

– The ICO in the UK have issued a fine of £14m to Capita for failing to ensure the security of personal data related to a breach in 2023 that saw hackers steal millions of people’s information.

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UK law firm fined £60,000 following cyber attack

In June 2022, Merseyside-based DPP Law Ltd (DPP) suffered a cyber attack which affected access to the firm’s IT systems for over a week. A third-party consulting firm established that a brute force attempt gained access to an administrator account that was used to access a legacy case management system.

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ICO Investigates Kate Middleton Medical Record Breach

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) in the UK has confirmed an ongoing investigation into the reported breach of Kate Middleton’s

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Report emphasises continuing cyber threat to health and education sectors

The health and education sectors continue to face serious cyber security threats based on the number of reported incidents to

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ICO fines Ticketmaster for failing to protect customers payment details

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined Ticketmaster UK Limited £1.25million for failing to keep its customers’ personal data secure. The

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Facebook accept ICO fine

An agreement has been reached this week between Facebook and the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), related to the Cambridge Analytica

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ICO issues notice of major fines for BA and Marriott

British Airways (BA) and US hotel group Marriott are facing significant fines, following high profile data breaches reported in 2018.

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Schools targeted in fees phishing scam

Newcastle Royal Grammar School has been targeted with a phishing attack in which fraudulent emails sent from a school account

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New Measures To Beat Nuisance Calls

Bosses of companies which plague people with unsolicited nuisance calls could be fined as much as half a million pounds

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