Information Commissioner's Office stories
AI reshapes cyber threats as Safer Internet Day nears
Wed, 11th Feb 2026
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firewalls
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ddos
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network security
AI-driven agents and rising network attacks are reshaping cyber risks, experts warn, as Safer Internet Day 2026 urges 'verified trust' online.
Firevault unveils offline digital vault to combat rising cyber risks
Tue, 23rd Sep 2025
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data protection
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dlp
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breach prevention
Firevault launches offline digital vault system to shield businesses and directors from rising cyber breach risks and hefty fines in the UK and worldwide.
Data security continues to fail despite rigid regulations
Thu, 10th Aug 2023
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breach prevention
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risk & compliance
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imperva
UK Data Breaches Continue to Put Millions at Risk, Costing Billions, Analysis Finds. Genuine data security lacking.
Australia's OAIC orders Clearview AI to delete all images of Australians in landmark privacy win
Mon, 8th Nov 2021
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surveillance
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biometrics
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data privacy
Clearview AI does not comply with the Privacy Act 1988 and 'interfered with the privacy of Australian invidividuals'.
Ministry of Defence reports 546 potential data breaches over the year
Tue, 19th Jan 2021
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advanced persistent threat protection
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breach prevention
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cybersecurity
In total there were 546 reported incidents of potential data breaches in the most recent financial year, up from 463 in the previous year (2018/19).
UK privacy watchdog 'deeply concerned' about live facial recognition
Wed, 17th Jul 2019
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data protection
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surveillance
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biometrics
The UK Information Commissioner warns that live facial recognition technology poses significant privacy risks, urging strict adherence to data laws.
Marriott, British Airways fines highlight critical need for security investment
Fri, 12th Jul 2019
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breach prevention
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cybersecurity
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data breach
Heavy fines of GBP £183.39 million for British Airways and GBP £99.2 million for Marriott underscore the critical need for immediate cybersecurity investment.
New analysis paints a grim picture of data management pre-GDPR
Tue, 12th Mar 2019
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storage
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breach prevention
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data privacy
Redscan's data reveals most data breach reports were late and incomplete, and that GDPR is not necessarily the panacea solution.
NordVPN rounds up the worst data breaches of 2018
Wed, 9th Jan 2019
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vpns
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breach prevention
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cybersecurity
In 2018, over a billion people were impacted by data breaches. From British Airways to Marriott, NordVPN highlights the most severe security lapses.
Uber disguised breach ransom payment as a bug bounty reward
Thu, 29th Nov 2018
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malware
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ransomware
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endpoint protection
Uber fined £385,000 by UK Information Commissioner's Office for data breach that affected 2.7 million UK customers and drivers.
Breaking: NHS accidentally leaks data of 150,000 patients
Wed, 4th Jul 2018
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healthtech
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data leak
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nhs
Objections to data sharing recorded in GP practices running clinical software TPP's system between March 2015 and June 2018 were not sent to NHS.
Fines for UK data privacy issues surged 29% in 2017 - what will GDPR bring?
Wed, 23rd May 2018
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data protection
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data privacy
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healthtech
Fines increased almost £1m last year and now with the biggest change to data privacy for more than 20 years, PwC says they will leap again.
£400k fine: Is it big enough for Carphone Warehouse's huge data breach?
Thu, 11th Jan 2018
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breach prevention
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cybersecurity
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hackers
The retailer has received a £400k fine after 'striking' security issues & systemic failures led to its 2015 breach - but experts say it's not enough.
Google faces enquiry over undeleted data
Mon, 30th Jul 2012
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data privacy
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google
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street view
Following the global outage of Google Talk, the internet search engine is under investigation after admitting failing to delete private user information.