Data

According to the airline, both personal information, including passenger names and home addresses, as well as financial information, including credit card numbers, expiry dates and CVV codes, have been compromised.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/bishopjordan/2018/09/09/british-airways-hacked/

British Airways has been praised for its swift response to a customer data breach, which could be the first test case under the EU’s GDPR and new UK GDPR-aligned data protection laws

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252448274/BA-praised-for-swift-GDPR-aligned-action-on-data-breach

Financial services firms can hedge the risks of significant data breach claims being raised against them under the GDPR by investing in staff training and avoiding pitfalls highlighted by a major regulator

https://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2018/september/financial-firms-can-hedge-data-breach-exposure-risks/

British Airways has apologised after admitting that 100,000s of customers' payment details have been stolen over a period of 15 days in a massive data breach.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-45440850

British Airways boss has apologised for what he says was a sophisticated breach of the firm's security systems, and has promised compensation.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-45440850

Many UK firms are not insured against information security breaches and data loss, and would have to spend £1m on average to recover from a breach

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252447970/Majority-of-UK-firms-not-insured-for-data-breaches

The number of data protection complaints received by the UK's data protection watchdog has doubled since the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) took effect.

https://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2018/august/gdpr-uk-data-protection-complaints-double-/

Teenage “fan” who broke into Apple’s mainframe from his home in Melbourne is believed to have downloaded 90GB of secure files, but no customer data

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252447043/Apple-confirms-teen-hacker-took-no-customer-data

As the dust settles from the General Data Protection Regulation, the implications for technology firms in the UK are becoming clearer

https://www.computerweekly.com/opinion/Better-the-data-you-know-how-GDPR-is-affecting-UK-tech-companies

Superdrug has warned online customers it believes may have had personal details exposed, but claims its systems were not compromised, in what could be the first GDPR-related extortion attempt

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252447313/Superdrug-denies-data-breach