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LastPass passwords compromised by hack
LastPass passwords not necessarily the last password you’ll ever need.
Sony blames Anonymous distraction for breaches
Sony says it was distracted by an Anonymous DDoS when hackers stole details on over 100 million customers.
BBC loses £240k worth of mobile devices
A total of 146 laptops and 82 other mobile devices have been lost by the BBC in the past two years.
ICO slaps Surrey County Council with £120,000 fine
Surrey County Council gets hit with a £120,000 fine for misdirecting emails containing personal data.
Google threatened with legal action over Wi-Fi scandal
Google has been threatened with legal action by a 38-state coalition in the US looking for more info on the Wi-Fi data collection scandal.
Police database abuse ‘hugely intrusive’
The Big Brother Watch finds 900 police officers and staff breached the Data Protection Act in the last three years.
BCS slams government over data breaches
Leading IT body highlights government's failings and advises on how to regain the public's trust.
Number of data breaches reported to ICO passes 1,000 mark
Over 1,000 data breaches have now been reported to the ICO and the NHS is the worst offender.
Cotton Traders web site hack loses thousands of credit card details
The data theft from the British clothing retailer Cotton Traders has yet again raised questions about security and data policy.
Data breaches have damaged public confidence
A data sharing review has called for a new approach to raise people’s view of private and public sector companies’ ability to safeguard their...
Councils divided over data protection
A new survey has found the vast majority of UK councils cannot guarantee that all sensitive data held on their laptops is encrypted.
Survey rats out data UK data losses
The loss or theft of customer data is endemic among UK firms and exacerbated by outsourced email marketing arrangements, a survey has found.
Shell hit by massive data breach
Personal details of 170,000 workers at oil giant Shell have been mailed to campaigners.
Civil servants to get data breach training
Cabinet Office review calls for government departments to get their information handling skills up to date.
The fallout from the Epsilon breach
The Epsilon breach took place late last month, but the ramifications could be serious. Tom Brewster looks at what the consequences could be...
Technology for dealing with lost laptops
Manage your data and encrypt everything all the time - that's the advice from security experts in the wake of another slew of public and private...
Analysis: Cotton Traders hack a warning for business
The cyber-crime attack on Cotton Traders' website shows that companies need to do more to protect their data – and be better prepared for a data...
Is it time to criminalise data breach cover ups?
As the US proposes criminalising data breach cover ups, we explore whether the UK should do the same.
ICO breaks £1m milestone as two councils fined
The ICO hands out two hefty fines, meaning it has now enforced penalties amounting to greater than £1 million.
Sony PlayStation return hits password reset snag
A little more embarrassment heads Sony's way as PlayStation customers complain of not receiving password reset confirmation.
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