The UK's privacy watchdog says the country is a step closer to getting a law forcing organisations to reveal data breaches, thanks to draft EU legislation. Deputy information commissioner David ...

The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), the entity in charge of making sure British organisations (and the government) keep private data secure, has been hit by a data security breach. The ...

"We have received a report from MoneyGram and will be making enquiries," an ICO spokesperson said. The regulatory body mandates that organisations report data breaches within 72 hours of discovery.

ICO confirms data breach probe as UK councils remain downed by cyberattack. Carly Page. 9:18 AM PST · January 26, 2024. Three local councils in the United Kingdom continue to experience ...

The ICO has come under fire from lawyers and data protection specialists for just issuing written warnings to two public bodies over serious data breaches that placed people’s lives at risk.

Three local councils in the United Kingdom continue to experience disruption to their online services, a week after confirming a cyberattack had knocked some systems offline. The councils for ...

That’s according to data from a Freedom of Information (FOI) request by Redscan, the cyber security provider, who then analysed 182 data breach reports triaged by the ICO in the financial year ending ...

A London Council has been reprimanded for cybersecurity failings that led to a data breach affecting at least 280,000 residents. The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) said its investigation ...

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has called for stronger protections for people living with HIV who are being denied “basic dignity and privacy” by repeated data breaches that disclose ...

The PSNI has been fined £750,000 for a major data breach in which the personal information of staff and officers was ... Watchdog ICO fines PSNI £750,000 for major data breach, ...

The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has received a data breach report from three Kent councils, which continue to grapple with the aftermath of a cyberattack.

On 11 October 2024, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) issued a GDPR reprimand to a Hampshire law firm following a data breach that affected over 8,000 individuals. Levales Solicitors ...