Data Breach Articles
CrowdStrike Outage Falcon IT Issue
CrowdStrike, a US cybersecurity company, saw it’s shareprice drop by more than 10% today, after an update (patch) crashed computer systems around the world. Who is CrowdStrike? CrowdStrike, …
Grindr fined EUR 5.7m for GDPR breach
Grindr, the self claimed “world’s largest social networking app for LGBTQ” has been fined (July 2024) €5.65m under GDPR, by the Oslo District Court in Norway.
10 Recent GDPR PECR Data Protection ICO Fines
On 17th October 2023, the 10 most recent ICO fines were: £65k fine (21/9/23) RHAP made 15,288 marketing calls £55k fine (21/9/23 – House Hold Appliances 247 Ltd made 19,069 marketing calls…
What are the Biggest GDPR Fines?
As at 17 October 2023, the biggest GDPR fines across UK and Europe were: €1.2bn GDPR fine (2023) for Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd. Transfers to US without adequate safeguards. €746m GDPR fin…
ICO fine Halfords £30k for 500k Fix Your Bike emails. Are Halfords still quids in?
6/9/22 ICO has fined UK retailer Halfords £30k for sending 498,179 direct marketing emails unlawfully. The email contained an offer related to a “Fix Your Bike” government scheme, which prov…
Grand Theft Auto GTA Security Breach – Rockstar Breach
18/9/22 It is thought that Rockstar Games, producers of Grand Theft Auto (GTA), has suffered a security breach. Teapotuberhacker posted 90 short videos, which appears to show footage of the…
Morgan Stanley Pays USD 35m SEC Fine – Data Security Asset Disposal
20/9/22 Morgan Stanley agreed to pay $35m fine to US SEC, down from the original suggestions of $60m in January 2022, over allegations that they failed to secure customer data when disposing of…
Uber Cyber Security Breach 15/9/22
Rumour has it that Uber has suffered a cyber security breach. Uber Tweet 15/9/22 News suggests an 18 year old claims having gained access via Slack, and posted images that appear to show fu…
Cathay Pacific airway fined £0.5m by ICO for cyber-attack
Cathay Pacific airway fined £0.5m by ICO for cyber-attack Part of the cost of cyber-attacks 4th March 2020 Cathay Pacific airways has been fined £0.5m (the pre-GDPR maximum) by the UK ICO…
Morrisons found not vicariously liable for data breach
Morrisons found not vicariously liable for data breach Lucky for Morrisons and everyone else 4th April 2020 The UK’s top court has ruled that Morrisons can’t be held liable for a 2014 dat…