Bupa fined £175,000 for systemic data protection failures

Bupa Insurance Services Limited (Bupa) has been fined £175,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for failing to have effective security measures in place to protect customers’ personal information. Between 6 January and 11 March 2017, a Bupa employee was able to extract the personal information of 547,000 Bupa Global customers and offer it for […]

Posted by Smeeta Padhiar
On 2nd October 2018
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Vote Leave data firm hit with first ever GDPR notice

A Canadian analytics firm that worked for Vote Leave has received the UK’s first formal notice under a key data law, the UK’s data protection watchdog has confirmed. AggregateIQ (AIQ) was accused of processing people’s data “for purposes which they would not have expected”. The firm has appealed against the notice, which was issued by […]

Posted by Smeeta Padhiar
On 21st September 2018
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British Airways boss apologises for ‘illicit’ data breach

The chief executive of British Airways has apologised for what he has called a very sophisticated breach of the firm’s security systems. Alex Cruz told the BBC that hackers carried out a “sophisticated, malicious criminal attack” on its website. The airline said personal and financial details of customers making bookings had been compromised. About 380,000 transactions […]

Posted by Smeeta Padhiar
On 7th September 2018
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Human error top cause of self-reported data breaches

New research from the security firm Kroll has revealed that self-reported data breaches are seven times more likely to be caused by human error than by hackers. The firm filed a Freedom of Information request to obtain data on self-reported incidents from organisations to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) to learn that 2,124 incidents reported […]

Posted by Smeeta Padhiar
On 6th September 2018
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UK data breach complaints soar under new EU rules

The number of complaints over data protection breaches has more than doubled since the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation came into force. The Information Commissioner’s Office said it had received 6,281 complaints from May 25, when GDPR took effect, to July 3. That compared with 2,417 complaints in the same period last year. Read full story.

Posted by Smeeta Padhiar
On 28th August 2018
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UK SMBs are struggling to manage their data

Changing work habits and increased data regulation present the perfect opportunity for UK SMBs to take control of their data. New research from Seagate has shed light on the data habits of UK SMBs revealing that many British companies are finding it difficult to store and manage their organisation’s data effectively. Read full story.

Posted by Smeeta Padhiar
On 24th August 2018
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Almost a Third of Orgs Still Not Completely Prepared for GDPR

New research has revealed that more than a quarter of organizations (28%) do not feel completely compliant with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), despite now being passed the 25 May deadline. Read full story.

Posted by Smeeta Padhiar
On 23rd August 2018
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A third of businesses still aren’t GDPR compliant

Businesses are still struggling to become compliant with GDPR, risking huge fines in the process, new research has found. A report by MarketingSignals polling more than 1,000 UK workers found 37 per cent of businesses are still not following GDPR. Read full story.

Posted by Smeeta Padhiar
On 16th August 2018
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Emma’s Diary fined £140,000 for selling personal information for political campaigning

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined Lifecycle Marketing (Mother and Baby) Ltd, also known as Emma’s Diary, £140,000 for illegally collecting and selling personal information belonging to more than one million people. The data broking company, which provides advice on pregnancy and childcare, sold the information to Experian Marketing Services, a branch of the credit […]

Posted by Smeeta Padhiar
On 9th August 2018
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UK Shipper Was Held to Ransom After 2017 Breach

Clarksons has finally released more details of a 2017 data breach, claiming the hacker demanded a ransom for the stolen information. The UK-headquartered shipper said it discovered unauthorized access to its systems between May 31 and November 4 last year. The attackers got in via a “single and isolated user account” which was subsequently disabled. Read […]

Posted by Smeeta Padhiar
On 3rd August 2018
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