Australia’s national carrier, Qantas Airways, has apologized for a privacy breach that exposed passenger information and allowed booking, flight cancellation, and seat changes. Australia’s national carrier, Qantas Airways, has apologized for a privacy breach that exposed passenger information and…
We are calling for all organisations to boost their cyber security and protect the personal information they hold, amid the growing threat of cyber attacks. Our own trend data reveals more organisations than ever are experiencing cyber security breaches that…
UK government departments have suffered hundreds of data breaches which could put the data of over 100,000 people at risk, new data from FOI requests has disclosed. Revealed today, the FOI requests were compiled by Apricorn, an encrypted USB device…
Our spokesperson said: “The Ministry of Defence has made us aware of this incident and we are assessing the information provided”. Q&A from the Information Commissioner’s Office What is the ICO’s role after an organisation experiences a cyber attack? All…
image: @traffic_analyzer | iStock An estimated 270,000 payroll records of Britain’s armed forces have been compromised due to a breach by a third-party contractor The breach, discovered recently, has left the personal information of current and former members of the Army,…
The Ministry of Defence has suffered a significant data breach and the personal information of UK military personnel has been hacked. A third-party payroll system used by the MoD, which includes names and bank details of current and past members…
A disabled woman was horrified to receive a letter from a prisoner telling her he’d been sent her personal records in a serious data breach. The inmate at Glasgow’s HMP Barlinnie had been posted Mary McGoldrick’s name, address and intimate…
Tech that comes with weak passwords such as “admin” or “12345” will be banned in the UK under new laws dictating that all smart devices must meet minimum security standards. Measures to protect consumers from hacking and cyber-attacks come into…
The Information Commissioner’s Office (the “ICO”) has clarified the methods it will use to calculate the fines it will issue for breaches of data privacy law in the UK by publishing its latest Data Protection Fining Guidance (the “Guidance“) on…
In 2022 the international standard for information security management system (ISMS) was updated and published, requiring any organisation certified to ISO 27001:2013 to migrate to ISO 27001:2022 by October 2025 in order to remain compliant. However shortly after, a 2023…