Data

HUMAN error was the critical factor in a data breach which led to the publication online of the personal details of more than 18,000 people in Wales who had tested positive for coronavirus, an investigation has concluded.

‘Anybody who has made a hotel booking with these major hotel reservation platforms since 2013 is potentially at risk,’ says digital privacy expert

A Guernsey-based law firm has been fined £10,000 after sharing "highly confidential and sensitive" information.

Cyber criminals have stolen data on 46 million Animal Jam player accounts via a third-party attack

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252491980/Online-kids-game-Animal-Jam-confirms-large-breach

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has recently announced two significant fines after a lengthy review following the data breach incidents at British Airways and Marriott International.

https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/associate-news/ico-shows-it-means-business-with-recent-multi-million-penalties

Prestige Software exposed millions of records after failing to pay attention to the security of its cloud instances

Draft resolution document setting up an EU-wide ban on end-to-end encryption is set to be waved through this week

The ruling by the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) on 16 July 2020 in the so-called 'Schrems II' case has significant implications for the transfer of personal data outside of the European Economic Area (EEA).

Reduced fine reflects both improvements made to hotel group’s cyber security and impact of coronavirus on the travel and hospitality sector

Class action suit seeks claims worth more than £10bn over the processing of personal information