Uber Gets Over $1 Million Fine for Not Telling Clients, Watchdogs of Data Breach

Uber Gets Over $1 Million Fine for Not Telling Clients, Watchdogs of Data Breach

Data breach exposed customers and drivers personal data

Companies Get £250,000 Fine From ICO for Almost 2 Million Unsolicited Calls

Companies Get £250,000 Fine From ICO for Almost 2 Million Unsolicited Calls

Nuisance calls were made to numbers registered with the TPS

Facebook Appeals £500,000 Cambridge Analytica Penalty Imposed by UK Watchdog

Facebook Appeals £500,000 Cambridge Analytica Penalty Imposed by UK Watchdog

The social network harvested the data of 87 million users

First ICO Computer Misuse Act Prosecution Gets NARS Employee Six Months in Jail

First ICO Computer Misuse Act Prosecution Gets NARS Employee Six Months in Jail

He accessed thousands of records without permission

Facebook Gets £500,000 Fine from ICO for Cambridge Analytica Data Scandal

Facebook Gets £500,000 Fine from ICO for Cambridge Analytica Data Scandal

The fine is the maximum allowed by the law

  • Security
  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • January 26th, 2016
Retailers Are Tracking Shoppers via Smartphone WiFi Signatures

Retailers Are Tracking Shoppers via Smartphone WiFi Signatures

ICO sounds the alarm on the increased usage of WiFi location tracking among brick-and-mortar retailers

The Internet Doesn't Discriminate, Collects Huge Amounts of Data on Your Kids as Well

The Internet Doesn't Discriminate, Collects Huge Amounts of Data on Your Kids as Well

67% of children apps and websites collect data on kids

South Wales Police Loses Victim Video Interview, Incurs £160,000 Fine

South Wales Police Loses Victim Video Interview, Incurs £160,000 Fine

Police force asked to sign undertaking for implementing policies that would prevent similar incidents

Insurance Firm Fined £175,000 for Card Data Breach

Insurance Firm Fined £175,000 for Card Data Breach

Company website relied on vulnerable software for years

UK-Based Optical Express Warned to Stop Sending SMS Spam

UK-Based Optical Express Warned to Stop Sending SMS Spam

Customers did not consent to company using their personal information in any sort of marketing campaigns

ICO Warns About Russian Website Streaming Content from Insecure IP Cameras

ICO Warns About Russian Website Streaming Content from Insecure IP Cameras

Work is being carried out to take the website down

Encrypted Payment Data of over 3,800 Leaked Along with Decryption Key

Encrypted Payment Data of over 3,800 Leaked Along with Decryption Key

Organizations urged to protect against SQL injection attacks

Over 677,000 Racing Post Accounts Compromised in 2013 Breach

Over 677,000 Racing Post Accounts Compromised in 2013 Breach

No financial information compromised, only email addresses and phone numbers

Lost Hard Drive Exposes Organized Crime Details, UK Ministry of Justice Fined

Lost Hard Drive Exposes Organized Crime Details, UK Ministry of Justice Fined

Information on about 3,000 inmates exposed by the incident

UK ICO Highlights Top 8 Vulnerabilities That Lead to Data Breaches

UK ICO Highlights Top 8 Vulnerabilities That Lead to Data Breaches

SQL Injection, lack of updates, and failure to encrypt communications are among them

ICO Confirms It’s Investigating Virgin Media Email Incident

ICO Confirms It’s Investigating Virgin Media Email Incident

The agency is trying to determine if the Data Protection Act has been breached

UK ICO Says Wirral and Wokingham Councils Breached Data Protection Act

UK ICO Says Wirral and Wokingham Councils Breached Data Protection Act

Both organizations have promised to improve their practices

 
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