An additional 185,000 BA customers may have had their details exposed. With the company already facing a class-action lawsuit, potential fines and reputational losses, this could be a bumpy ride.
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Uber to pay out $148m over data breach coverup
Uber will have to pay $148 million to state authorities in the US for attempting to cover up a data breach in 2016.
ICO releases annual report – more cases closed than last year and record fines issued
The Information Commissioner’s Office has released its annual report for 2017-8. GDPR is a major focus, as are record monetary penalties.
‘Ransomhack’: the newest threat to businesses?
One of this month’s big headlines has been the emergence of “a new form of cyberattack” which leverages GDPR in its ransom demands. But what makes it different from previous ransom-based attacks?
ICO issues Enforcement Notices, fine over nuisance phone calls
The Information Commissioner’s Office has taken enforcement action against two companies for nuisance phone calls, including a fine of £700,000.
BT fined £77,000 by ICO
British Telecommunications has been fined £77,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office for sending nearly five million nuisance emails to customers.
Optical Center fined €250,000 by CNIL over ‘significant data leak’
French data protection authority CNIL has issued a €250,000 fine against Optical Center in relation to a complaint about a “significant data leak” in July 2017.
Lincare to pay $875,000 to employees following data breach
Lincare Holdings Inc, the US’s largest provider of home respiratory supplies, has agreed to pay $875,000 to settle a class-action lawsuit from employees over a data breach which occurred in February 2017.
Yahoo fined $35m for staying quiet about mega breach
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Tuesday announced that Altaba – a holding company that swept up Yahoo’s remains after Verizon took over its internet business last year – has agreed to pay a $35 million fine for Yahoo having waited more than two years to tell investors about a breach it knew of as early as December 2014.