Rory Cellan-Jones, Technology correspondent Last Thursday, the credit-scoring company Equifax revealed it had been the victim of what sounded like a disastrous hacking incident, with the data of 143 million…
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Moneysupermarket fined £80,000 for spamming seven million customers
By Rebecca Hill Price-comparison darling Moneysupermarket.com has been fined £80,000 for sending 7.1 million emails to customers who had opted out of receiving direct marketing emails. The UK’s data protection…
UK SME fined £60K for leaving itself vulnerable to hack attack
Vid game biz failed to carry out pen-testing. By John Leyden A small UK company that suffered a cyber attack has been fined £60,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). An investigation…
Basildon Council fined £150,000 for traveller family data breach
A council has been fined £150,000 for publishing sensitive personal information about a traveller family on its website. Basildon Council released details about the family’s disabilities, including mental health issues,…
UK charities fined for data law breaches
Eleven charities have been fined by the UK’s data watchdog for misusing information about millions of past donors to seek further funds. Those fined include Oxfam, Cancer Research UK, The…
Edinburgh Council Lacked Infosecurity Policy Before Major Breach
Data breach took place in July this year. Phil Muncaster UK data protection watchdog the Information Commissioners Office (ICO) has criticized Edinburgh Council for failing to have an information security…