Go-Ahead hit by cyber security incident but says rail services ‘operating normally’ September 6, 2022 Go-Ahead has been hit by a cyber security incident after unauthorised activity was detected on its network yesterday, the bus operator revealed. The public transport operator stated there was “no impact on UK or international rail services which are operating normally.” Go-Ahead said it “immediately engaged external forensic specialists” after the hack was discovered and [...]
TikTok fined nearly £13m for accessing data of 1.4 million children without parents’ consent April 4, 2023 TikTok has been fined £12.7m for using children’s personal data without parental consent, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has announced. The ICO said the social media giant allowed up to 1.4 million children under the age of 13 to use the app in 2020, breaching its own rules, and used their personal data without gaining [...]
These tech companies have breached the most data rules this year December 3, 2023 Big tech companies have breached their fair share of data rules this year and regulators have dished out penalties. Here are the largest ones.
Alison Rose made ‘honest mistake’: Natwest-backed review into Farage scandal October 27, 2023 An internal review into the conduct of former Natwest boss Dame Alison Rose has concluded the CEO made an "honest mistake" when she leaked confidential information about Nigel Farage's finances to the BBC.
UK’s legal sector needs to improve its cybersecurity, say experts May 18, 2024 One in ten data breaches over 2023 were in the UK legal sector as law firms are attractive targets for cybercriminals, experts say the sector needs better cybersecurity
Home Office reprimanded after sensitive documents left at London venue October 7, 2022 The Information Commissioner’s Office has issued a formal reprimand to the Home Office, after sensitive documents were found at a London venue. The documents, which were handed by venue staff to police in September 2021, included two Extremism Analysis Unit Home Office reports and a Counter Terrorism Policing report. The Extremism Analysis Unit analyses ideologies [...]
Banks must tell savers if better deals are available under Consumer Duty, FCA says July 18, 2023 The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has warned banks that they must inform savers if better deals are available once the new Consumer Duty comes into force at the end of the month. In a letter to the Treasury Select Committee, the FCA said it is “more critical than ever that borrowers and savers are offered [...]
UK’s data watchdog to shift away from big fines to focus on prevention January 18, 2023 The UK’s data watchdog has vowed to shift away from simply hitting companies with big fines for breaching data privacy rules and instead will look to adopt a more preventative approach. John Edwards, head of the Information Commissioner’s Office, said today that he will focus on preventing data breaches from happening in the first place [...]
UK businesses face regulatory minefield as EU votes in new Artificial Intelligence Act June 18, 2023 UK businesses must brace themselves to adhere to new EU artificial intelligence (AI) standards if they plan to trade in the bloc, lawyers and industry experts have said. It comes as members of the European Parliament voted overwhelmingly last week to adopt the Artificial Intelligence Act, which aims to encourage “human-centric and trustworthy” AI. Tamara [...]
Royal Mail’s export service hit with major cyber incident and is experiencing ‘severe disruption’ January 11, 2023 Royal Mail is experiencing “severe service disruption” to its international export services following a cyber incident, the company has announced. A statement said it was temporarily unable to despatch export items including letters and parcels to overseas destinations. Royal Mail said: “We have asked customers temporarily to stop submitting any export items into the network while we work hard [...]