Glasgow City Council receives penalty of £150,000
7 June 2013 20 143 individuals information has been compromised following the loss of two laptops containing unencrypted information belonging to Glasgow City Council. The…
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Stockport Primary Care Trust receives £100,000 monetary penalty
3 June 2013 The ICO have issued a monetary penalty of £100,000 to Stockport Primary Care Trust following a breach of the data protection act.…
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Is the FBI reading your emails without a Warrant
12 May 2013 Recent information leads us to believe that FBI read emails and other electronic communication without a warrant. Federal law enforcement agencies reinforce…
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GP practice receives warning after patients’ details are compromised following email attack
26 April 2013 A GP practice, Burnett, in County Armagh has been using a free web-based email account to inform patients of upcoming appointments and…
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ICO enforcement doubled in 2012
28 March 2013 Monetary penalties issued by the Information Commissioner’s Office to organisations over the past 12 months has increased by over 200%, with 2012…
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The ICO offers guidance as survey reveals concerns surrounding Bring your own device – BYOD – policy
7 March 2013 A survey has revealed that businesses seem to have a relaxed approach regarding using personal devices for work purposes. With nearly 50%…
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The former US President’s, George H. W. Bush, emails have been hacked.
The US media have reported that the former US President, George H. W. Bush, has had his personal emails as well as photographs stolen by…
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Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Limited is fined £250 000 by the ICO following a data security breach.
24 January 2013 Millions of customer’s personal details have been compromised following the hacking of the Sony Playstation Network Platform in April 2011. Personal details…
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The Information Commissioner’s Office highlights the need for the encryption of sensitive data
26 October 2012 The definite need to encrypt sensitive data has been highlighted once again. The ICO have reminded organisations that it is essential to…
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Greater Manchester Police Force fined by the ICO for data breach
17 October 2012 The ICO imposed a monetary penalty of £150000 after an investigation into a data breach at Greater Manchester Police Force. The Force…