Data

SEATTLE (AP) — A hacker accessed the personal information of 106 million Capital One credit card holders or credit card applicants in the U.S. and Canada, in the latest massive data breach at a large company.

https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/capital-one-target-massive-data-073855182.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw

Data breaches through hacking attacks are distressingly common these days, and personal details about you can lead to identity theft, such as credit cards and loans in your name. But it's hard to pin the blame on any specific hack, as the most sophisticated criminals combine data from multiple attacks to better impersonate you.

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/id-theft-stings-hard-pin-070050555.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw&guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly90LmNvL0JEbXdJS082cXE&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAMSIQdGtmSrIjJ8tqcsWTIRCmRryHKG7j48cDFba8l2reFdqSNiNOzlodT5iT9L2Hk2dc2uH30klOoPgKQGoVKs6LjmuGVH2CSIyI5XN8t7MVuKAJuwGHsUYer70MlEifHwZOrmNNW0fuFMQvj0IuQ5PIXHfNn5ySSMpfgiuM4yd

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Data breach costs have risen in the past decade, and the financial impact can be felt for years. Breaches posing a growing risk for small businesses, a study shows, underlining the importance of incident response

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252467190/Data-breach-costs-on-the-rise-IBM-study-shows

Global settlement with US authorities follows systems breach that saw more than 140 million customer records stolen

Almost a third of European businesses admitted they are still not compliant with GDPR, despite regulators beginning to clamp down on breaches

https://www.accountancyage.com/author/thomaslemmon/

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has published its annual report showing that more than a third (34%) of consumers trust organisations to adequately protect their personal information – an increase from 21% the previous year.

https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/associate-news/ico-reports-increased-consumer-trust-in-companies-protecting-their-data

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