Law firms start collective action against British Airways
Law firm SPG Law has started the process of gathering names for a group action in the recent British Airways […]
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Human error is top cause in privacy incidents
The numbers show that unintentional or inadvertent incidents – those typically caused by human error rather than malicious intent such […]
Data Breaches Hit Share Prices, Too
When a data breach occurs it’s not just confidential information that’s attacked. Comparitech analyzed 28 breaches suffered by 24 companies […]
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 […]
Three frequently asked questions about data breach reporting
One of the key reasons that organisations are anxious about the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is its strict data […]
More than 4 million Facebook user data may be leaked
Facebook has banned another app over fears that data related to four million people may have been misused. Banned app […]
Data breach notifications may facilitate identity theft
It is a serious claim that data breach notification letters may facilitate identity theft. The steps are not complicated and […]
2.6bn records have been exposed in data breaches so far this year
While the volume of data breaches has actually decreased from last year, exposed records remain stubbornly high. The report shows that […]
Highest reported breaches ever according to ICO annual report
UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has recently released its annual report for 2017 – 2018. One of the most obvious […]
5 Lessons Learned on Data Breach Management
The GDPR mandates controllers and processors to have technical and organizational measures in place to ensure an appropriate level of […]
India launches investigation on Facebook data breach
CBI has initiated a preliminary enquiry against Cambridge Analytica and Global Science Research for alleged illegal personal data harvesting of […]
Irish DPA receives over 1,100 reports of data breaches under GDPR
More than 1,100 reports of data breaches involving people’s personal information have been received by the Data Protection Commission in […]