- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- August 15th, 2013
Carelessness Is the Cause of Most Data Breaches, UK ICO Warns
The organization has released a report for the past quarter
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- August 5th, 2013
Bank of Scotland Fined for Exposing Customers’ Account Details
The ICO has issued a monetary penalty of £75,000 (€86,000 / $114,000)
- Security
- By Eduard Kovacs
- July 15th, 2013
NHS Surrey Fined for Failing to Clean Up Computer Before Putting It on eBay
The ICO has fined the organization with £200,000 ($300,000 / €230,000)
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- July 11th, 2013
Sony Decides Not to Appeal ICO Fine for PSN Hack
The Information Commissioner’s Office broke the news on Twitter
- Spam Reports
- By Eduard Kovacs
- July 8th, 2013
Manchester Energy Company Fined by ICO for Nuisance Calls
Tameside Energy Services Limited was fined with £45,000 ($67,000 / €52,000)
- Security
- By Eduard Kovacs
- June 20th, 2013
UK ICO Has Imposed Fines of £2.6M / $4M on 23 Organizations, Report Shows
The ICO has published its annual report and financial statements for 2012/2013
- Games Blog
- By Andrei Dobra
- June 6th, 2013
The Last of Us Borrows Concepts from Ico and Resident Evil 4
The character interaction of Ico and the tension of RE4 contribute to the survival game
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- June 6th, 2013
UK Council Fined by ICO for Sending Details of Adoptive Parents to Birth Family
The birth family used the information in an attempt to get in touch with the child
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- June 3rd, 2013
ICO Fines Stockport Primary Care Trust for Exposing Patient Records
The NHS Commissioning Board will have to pay £100,000 ($152,000 / €117,000)
- Play Station
- By Andrei Dobra
- May 15th, 2013
Free Demon's Souls, Reckoning, and More Coming to PS Plus in June
PAL PS Plus users can enjoy a variety of new titles in the Instant Game Collection
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- May 10th, 2013
UK Police Dismantle Pension Fraud Ring
The ICO says pension-related fraud spam is on the rise
- Games Blog
- By Andrei Dobra
- May 9th, 2013
Free Ico, Shadow of the Colossus, and Demon's Souls Coming to PAL PS Plus in June
New titles are coming to the Plus Instant Game Collection
- Security
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 29th, 2013
UK Authorities Target Private Investigators That Rely on Hacking to Solve Cases
Information on such misdeeds can be submitted anonymously to the ICO
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- March 20th, 2013
ICO Hits Glasgow Firm with £90,000 / $136,000 Fine for Unwanted Marketing Calls
This is the first company fined for a PECR violation relating to marketing calls
- Security
- By Eduard Kovacs
- March 7th, 2013
United Kingdom’s ICO Publishes BYOD Guide
The ICO has also published the results of a study performed by YouGov
- Security
- By Eduard Kovacs
- January 24th, 2013
UK ICO: We Make No Apologies for Fining Sony – Video
The agency says the PlayStation Network breach could have been prevented
- Incidents
- By Eduard Kovacs
- December 17th, 2012
ICO Fines Leeds, Plymouth, Devon and Lewisham Councils for Losing Personal Data
The monetary fines they have to pay sum up to £300 000 ($486,000 / 369,000 EUR)