Recent Breaches
HSE could face €1m fine for GDPR failings over cyber attack
The cyber attack suffered by the Irish health service could see the HSE fined €1m for GDPR failings – the maximum amount allowable under Irish law. The Data Protection Commission has confirmed it received notice of the massive breach from the HSE within 72 hours of it...
Experian faces GDPR action after ICO finds ‘widespread data protection failings’
UK watchdog gives Experian nine-month ultimatum to change 'illegal' business practices or face punishment The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has ordered credit rating giant Experian to stop profiting from the secretive enriching and processing of people’s...
Welsh data breach exposes information of Covid-19 patients
Public Health Wales has confirmed a data breach which involved the personally identifiable data of Welsh residents who have tested positive for Covid-19. The incident, which was the result of individual human error, occurred on 30 August 2020 when the personal data of...
GDPR breaches in 2019 lead to €402.6m in fines
Enormous fines imposed for data breaches in 2019 prove that regulators have become severe about penalising companies and organisations that don’t adequately protect consumer information. According to PreciseSecurity.com research, the ten most significant GDPR breaches...
Major breach found in biometrics system used by banks, UK police and defence firms
Fingerprints, facial recognition and other personal information from Biostar 2 discovered on publicly accessible database The fingerprints of over 1 million people, as well as facial recognition information, unencrypted usernames and passwords, and personal...
British Airways faces £183m fine over passenger data breach
ICO says personal data of 500,000 customers was stolen from website and mobile app British Airways is to be fined more than £183m by the Information Commissioner’s Office after hackers stole the personal data of half a million of the airline’s customers. The ICO said...
UK watchdog plans to fine Marriott £99m
The UK's data privacy regulator has said it plans to fine the US hotel group Marriott International £99.2m. The penalty relates to a data breach that resulted in about 339 million guests having had their personal details exposed. The incident is thought to date back...
Facebook will pay $5 billion fine for Cambridge Analytica data breaches
The Federal Trade Commission revealed the details of its $5 billion settlement with Facebook, saying it added new restrictions to the way the tech giant handles user data in hopes it will “change Facebook’s entire privacy culture.” “The $5 billion penalty against...
HMRC forced to delete five million voice files
The voice records of five million taxpayers are being deleted by the UK's tax authority, as the way they were collected broke privacy rules. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) failed to gain explicit consent from individuals before signing them up to the voice ID system...