Last year, there was a 20 per cent rise in cyber-attacks on law firms. According to figures from the National Cyber Security Centre, this saw cyber thieves take more than £11 million of client money from UK firms. Whilst financial reasons are still the most significant motivation behind attacks, hackers are also often keen to […]
A recent report, The Cyber Threat to UK Legal Sector, produced by the National Cyber Security Centre in direct response to a requirement from the legal sector provides valuable information relating to the current cyber threats the sector is facing. The 2018 report highlights the growing cyber threat to law firms. There’s been almost a […]
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Up until the enforcement of the GDPR, individuals’ rights have not always been at the forefront of concern when organisations process their data. Moreover, the protection of individuals’ rights has not always been considered when implementing new technologies and processes. A specific GDPR requirement is for organisations to carry out Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs) […]
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Since the initial disclosure of the Dixons Carphone’s 2017 breach in June, investigations have been ongoing. On Monday Dixons Carphone announced that the personal data of about 10 million customers was accessed in 2017, a significantly higher number than the 1.2 million announced in June. Making the breach far worse than initially anticipated. When Dixons […]
Omaha-based Children’s Hospital, Boys Town National Research Hospital, confirmed on July 20 that it was involved in a security incident. The personal data of 105,309 individuals may have been exposed. The breach appears to be the largest reported breach by a paediatric care provider or children’s hospital. How it happened On May 23 this year, […]
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Singapore is battling yet another government targeted cyber attack. It’s not the first to hit the Singapore government, a previous attack on the defence ministry was foiled and Prime Minister Mr Lee Loong’s official website has also previously been compromised. As a result of recurring attacks, in 2016 the Singapore government put measures in place […]
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The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) has been fined £200,000, under the Data Protection Act preceding the GDPR, for sending a bulk email to 90 recipients that identified abuse victims. The inquiry was set up in 2014 to investigate claims against various public and private institutions which failed to protect children from sexual […]
Spain’s Telefonica, one of the largest telecommunications providers, delivering services to over 20 countries has experienced a security breach potentially leaking millions of its customers personal and financial information. A customer of Movistar, a telecoms brand owned by Telefonica and operating in Spain and Hispanic American countries, reported the breach to a Spanish consumer rights […]
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Data volumes continue to grow, our digital footprint continues to spread and data breaches continue to rise. We are battling a digital information privacy war and our businesses and data are the targets. Data protection success depends on the choices we make and the stand that we take. When it comes to data protection, businesses must […]
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Within a month of each other, two third-party data breaches one at PageUp and another at Typeform have impacted a multitude of businesses and thousands of individuals. Both companies offer third-party services to larger organisations. Businesses are coming forward to notify their customers and clients that their data has been compromised. The source of the […]
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Not long-ago Google pledged to stop scanning the inboxes of Gmail users for advertising purposes, however, it continues to allow outside app developers to read users’ private Gmail messages. A recent report emphasises that Gmail’s emails are exposed to hundreds of third-party developers. The app developers can read everything in your Gmail inbox- all the […]
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In a 747-page report delivered to Congress, Facebook has opened up about how it manages its Users’ data and has admitted to allowing technology companies and application developers special access to its users’ data despite publicly stating it had restricted external companies access to its data in 2015. Facebook openly admits to sharing its users’ […]
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