Vision Direct hack puts customers’ money at risk

Vision Direct says a hack attack has exposed thousands of its customers’ personal data including payment card numbers, expiry dates and CVV codes.The contact lens retailer said anyone who had entered their details into its site between 3 and 8 November could be affected. It added that it had identified 16,300 people as being at […]

Posted by Smeeta Padhiar
On 20th November 2018
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Many firms still stuck in GDPR prep phase six months after its initiation

Many organisations have still not embedded data protection practices into their day to day business operations, according to Stewart Room, lead partner for the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and data protection at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). After a two-year implementation phase of the European Union’s (EU’s) GDPR, and six months after it went into full force, […]

Posted by Smeeta Padhiar
On 19th November 2018
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How using a simple thing like email can lead to an ICO fine – even in the legal sector

From Derek Willins, Advent IM BDM with helpful tips from Ian Warren, Advent IM Security Consultant In June a headline caught my eye, it was about a police constabulary that was fined £80,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) after sending a bulk email that identified victims. It went on to say, they had used […]

Posted by Smeeta Padhiar
On 16th November 2018
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ICO finds Metropolitan Police Service’s Gangs Matrix breached data protection laws

An investigation by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) found that the Metropolitan Police Service’s (MPS) use of the Gangs Matrix led to multiple and serious breaches of data protection laws. The investigation into the Gangs Matrix, a database that records intelligence related to alleged gang members, began in October 2017 after concerns were raised by […]

Posted by Smeeta Padhiar
On 16th November 2018
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Skimmed BA and Newegg Customer Card Details Up for Sale

Card details stolen from British Airways and Newegg customers by Magecart operators went up for sale on the dark web in just over a week after the raids, potentially generating millions in revenue, according to new insight. The fresh revelations come from a report from RiskIQ and Flashpoint detailing the activities of the various groups […]

Posted by Smeeta Padhiar
On 16th November 2018
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Medical worker in Kilmarnock suspended over data breach

A medical worker has been suspended from Crosshouse Hospital in Kilmarnock, following a data breach. It is alleged the man inappropriately accessed patient records, before contacting some women using the information he took. Police Scotland have confirmed they are investigating the claims, saying that inquiries are at an early stage. Read full story.

Posted by Smeeta Padhiar
On 15th November 2018
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Car crash data thief ‘unlucky’ to be jailed

A car repair worker has been sentenced to jail for stealing customers’ personal data from his former employer. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) says it is the first time someone will go to prison as a result of a case it has prosecuted. Mustafa Kasim stole accident information and the names, phone numbers and vehicle […]

Posted by Smeeta Padhiar
On 13th November 2018
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UK Brexiteer Banks’s company fined over data breaches

LONDON (Reuters) – The United Kingdom’s data watchdog said on Tuesday it was fining Brexit campaigner Arron Banks’s insurance company and the Leave.EU campaign for serious breaches of electronic marketing regulations. The move piles pressure on Banks, who is being investigated by Britain’s serious crime agency over the true source of 8 million pounds ($10.4 million) […]

Posted by Smeeta Padhiar
On 7th November 2018
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Private messages from 81,000 hacked Facebook accounts for sale

Hackers appear to have compromised and published private messages from at least 81,000 Facebook users’ accounts. The perpetrators told the BBC Russian Service that they had details from a total of 120 million accounts, which they were attempting to sell, although there are reasons to be sceptical about that figure. Facebook said its security had […]

Posted by Smeeta Padhiar
On 2nd November 2018
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GDPR Alert as Average ICO Fines Double in a Year

The value of fines issued by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has increased 24% in the year to September 30 versus the previous year, according to new data. Law firm RPC calculated that the total cost of financial penalties issued by the UK’s data protection watchdog stood at £4.98m, up from £4m in the previous […]

Posted by Smeeta Padhiar
On 31st October 2018
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