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Cyber-criminals who hacked into Microsoft Outlook accounts also stole users’ cryptocurrency.

https://t.co/Pu4c5FUh2o

#cryptocurrency #DataBreach

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Last week, Google opened a new privacy focused engineering centre in Munich, Germany, in a move to improve its data protection credentials.

https://t.co/zNJA6ha79t
#Google #DataProtection

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A report published by security specialist Kaspersky Lab, has revealed that the majority of all cloud data breaches are caused, not by technology failures, by human error.

https://t.co/F0vQDaDx1c

#CloudData #GDPR #DataBreach

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The Scottish National Party (SMP) is facing being fined by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for breaching data protection laws. Tens of thousands of European election letters were sent to the wrong people.

https://t.co/OZGfKS20iI
#SNP #DataBreach

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It has been reported that IT professionals are struggling to protect their organisations against security breaches, with 61% claiming to have experienced a serious data breach while working for their current employer.

https://t.co/4wGanHPnlt
#GDPR

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Turkey’s Personal Data Protection Authority (KVKK) has imposed a fine of 1,650,000 Turkish lira (€245,000) against Facebook, for a data breach and failure to report the incident to the authorities.

https://t.co/vxNEsD8UbF

#Facebook #DataBreach

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During a period of just 10 months between 2018 and 2019, the DVLA reported 439 data breach incidents, which affected 2,018 people, according to a BBC Freedom of Information investigation.

https://t.co/DfONofVmCh
#databreach

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In the continuing saga of Facebook’s failure to comply with data privacy laws, the social media giant is expecting to face a fine of up to $5 billion from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for allegedly violating a 2011 privacy consent decree.
https://t.co/FbXHO99Iia
#databreach

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An unprotected database containing sensitive personal data for more than 80 million US households has been discovered hosted in a Microsoft server.

https://t.co/zUjtsnlm81
#databreach #dataprivacy

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Now, after almost 12 months of EU residents exercising their new rights, GDPR compliance has been integrated into the policies and practices of most European companies. But not all.

https://t.co/Qy9hwQopaA
#GDPR #DataProtection

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The UKs HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) “significantly” breached datya privacy laws whn it failed to obtain explicit consent from individuals, before signing them up to a voice ID system for telephone enquiries.

https://t.co/3juiaDsQzZ
#databreach

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Today, a number of news agencies report a significant increase in British companies declaring incidents of #cyberattack, despite most businesses readily admitting they are unprepared for data breaches, according to insurance firm, Hiscox.

Read more: https://t.co/xye2WkeurQ

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Now, once again, Cybersecurity in the hospitality sector is under scrutiny, according to a study by online security firm Symantec, who discovered alarmingly high levels of hotels leaking customer data.

Read more: https://t.co/PCKIUaxk48
#dataleak #dataprivacy

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Courtney Hagen Ford, 34, left her job working as a bank teller because she found the surveillance she was under was “dehumanising”.

Read more: https://t.co/CMBH9urGjJ

#surveillance #dataprivacy

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A Herfordshire based pregnancy club has been fined £400,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for illegally sharing the personal information of more than 14 million people.

Read more: https://t.co/95I0gMlrjT
#dataleak #GDPR

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The UK Home Office has apologised to hundreds of EU citizens seeking settled status in the UK, after accidentally sharing their details.

Read more: https://t.co/pxrxXWDtK0

#dataleak #databreach

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A major cyber attack on key UK infrastructure is being blamed on Iran, following a wave of cyber assaults targeting various parts of the UK’s national infrastructure during the run up to Christmas 2018.

Read more: https://t.co/49hBEh2SV9
#cybercrime

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December 2018: Small business owners across the UK admit they are still “clueless” about GDPR.
It seems that not a lot has changed, as businesses are still falling short of meeting the GDPR’s accountability requirements.

Read more: https://t.co/MThuxZC8Re
#GDPR

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Police have apologised for making the “genuine mistake” of handing a whistle-blower’s name to his employer – but have not reported themselves to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).

Read more here: https://t.co/hxpQeIVbvW
#whistleblower #GDPR

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The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has imposed a further fine to the pro-Brexit campaign group, Vote Leave, after finding that it sent out 194,154 text messages without any proof that the recipients had opted in.

https://t.co/XjwbXvW4qg
#DataBreach