An annual report focusing on data protection and security in Jersey has been published. The Jersey Office of the Information Commissioner controls how data is used in the island to make sure personal information is safe. The report said in 2021 it dealt with 90 complaints, 26 of which were about public sector bodies and […]
UK council data breaches see information on vulnerable children leaked
Two local authorities have leaked data of children online in recent days. Training is the only way to combat such breaches. Two local councils are under fire after personal information of dozens of children was leaked online. The data breaches could leave the councils facing sanctions, and public sector tech leaders should ensure rigorous training […]
UK’s army recruitment system closed since March after data breach
Data relating to about 120 army recruits was offered for sale on the dark web Britain’s computerised army recruitment system has been closed for most of the war in Ukraine after candidate data was compromised in a possible hack, prompting alarmed officials to suspend its operations. The enrolment portal has been offline since mid-March, when […]
Five hundred charities breach GDPR
More than 500 data breaches were filed by Charities last year according to England’s Information Commissioner. The figures are revealed in the body’s latest annual report. It says it received 11,854 reports of personal data breaches from all sources during the year to the end of March, down from 13,840 in the previous year. Charities […]
Three years of GDPR: the biggest fines so far
It’s been three years since the introduction of Europe’s data privacy and security law on 25 May 2018. GDPR governs the way organisations that operate within the EU can use, process and store consumers’ personal data. At first smaller firms and start-ups feared they did not have adequate resources to fully comply with its rules. […]
Facebook faces mass legal action over data leak
Facebook users whose data was compromised by a massive data leak are being urged to take legal action against the tech giant. About 530 million people had some personal information leaked, including, in some cases, phone numbers. A digital privacy group is preparing to take a case to the Irish courts on behalf of EU […]
Dartington Hall Estate dossier ‘breached data protection rules’
A country estate breached data protection laws when it listed a campaigner as an Extinction Rebellion supporter, a data watchdog has said. Devon’s Dartington Hall Estate published a dossier of group members campaigning to stop development on its land, including personal information. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) said it “infringed” data laws by naming a […]
Late Reporting of GDPR Breach Results in €475,000 Penalty for Booking.com
Booking.com has been penalised and fined to the tune of €475,000 ($560,000) after being found guilty of failing to report a data breach within the time period set down by the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The GDPR breach took place during 2018 in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) when telephone scammers targeted […]
Data breach punishments and question what they might mean for the charity sector
Organisations of all kinds – and that includes charities – can face heavy fines if they suffer data breaches leading to the loss or exposure of confidential information. The negative publicity and the financial penalty following a data breach are bad for businesses, but for charities they can be devastating. That’s because of the loss […]
Scottish council apologises for data breach
Scottish Borders Council has apologised ‘unreservedly’ for a data breach affecting 600 customers. The council had been contacting residents that were eligible for a payment, but three emails were sent to multiple individuals where all recipient email addresses were visible. A Scottish Borders Council spokesperson said: ‘We would like to apologise unreservedly to all our […]