Yahoo hit by £250,000 fine from UK watchdog over Russian data breach June 12, 2018 Yahoo has been served a fine by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for £250,000, after a Russian cyber attack in 2014 left the data of some 500m users at risk. The watchdog argued that the worldwide data breach left Yahoo in violation of the Data Protection Act 1998, with around 500,000 British account holders affected [...]
Prime Minister backs Nicky Morgan over TSB failings ahead of Treasury Select Committee grilling May 2, 2018 The Prime Minister has backed Nicky Morgan’s criticism of TSB after an IT meltdown left thousands of customers without access and in some cases gave individuals access to other people’s accounts and personal information. Ahead of this afternoon’s evidence session before the Treasury Select Committee, in which TSB will explain what happened and why it [...]
Watchdog plans crackdown over children’s online safety April 15, 2019 Social media giants must limit their collection of personal data from children or face fines of up to £17m, the UK data watchdog has warned. The Information Commissioner’s Office will today open consultation on a code of practice which online platforms such as Facebook and Snap must meet in order to better protect children’s privacy. [...]
ECSC shares rise as data breach fines get cyber consulting back on track September 11, 2019 Shares in ECSC rose more than three per cent this morning after the cybersecurity firm reported renewed demand for its consulting services division. Read more: ECSC revenues jump as it grows client base amid cybersecurity concerns The figures ECSC’s total revenue slipped marginally from £2.64m to £2.63m in the six months to the end of [...]
Dixons Carphone expects profit loss to deepen data breach woes June 17, 2018 Dixons Carphone is bracing itself for plummeting pre-tax profits this week, as it continues to investigate a devastating data breach that compromised customers' personal information. The retailer expects a 23 per cent drop in pre-tax profits to £382m when it announces its preliminary results for 2017-18 on Thursday, citing UK mobile market constraints and tight [...]
May’s team in row over press freedom after Cabinet leak threat July 14, 2019 Prime Minister Theresa May and her top officials have been dragged into a bitter row over the freedom of the press after the Metropolitan Police warned journalists could be prosecuted for publishing diplomatic leaks. The Cabinet Office last week called in Met Police assistant commissioner Neil Basu, who issued a warning to the media that [...]
Gavin Williamson claims a police investigation into claims he leaked would clear his name May 2, 2019 Disgraced former defence secretary Gavin Williamson has challenged Theresa May to trigger a police investigation into claims he leaked information from a top secret government committee. Williamson, who was dramatically axed from the cabinet on Wednesday, believes May would have to give him the “nicest apology” after a Met inquiry as it would clear him [...]
The government must boost data sharing if it is to keep up with industry June 24, 2019 Government as a whole can get a bad rap when different departments don’t work together properly, so we should give it credit for when it does things right. When a family member dies, the last thing you want is to have to tell all the different bits of government time and time again. Thankfully there [...]
NHS still running Windows XP on over 2,000 computers despite spate of cyber attacks July 17, 2019 The NHS has admitted it is still running Windows XP on over 2000 computers, even though the operating system stopped receiving security updates five years ago. In a written answer, health minister Jackie Doyle-Price said: “As of July 2019, approximately 2,300 National Health Service computers are using Windows XP from a total of around 1.4 [...]
MPs set ultimatum for new laws to tackle online election interference July 2, 2019 MPs have called on the government to introduce new laws targeting electoral interference amid fears online political campaigns could be damaging democracy. The Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee has urged the government to roll out new legislation within six months to bring electoral law in line with modern digital campaigning techniques. Read more: Social [...]