UK Data Protection Watchdog Slaps Biggest-Ever Fine on British Airways October 19, 2020 By Muvija M Britain’s data protection watchdog said on Friday it has fined British Airways 20 million pounds – its biggest such penalty...
UK’s Post-Brexit Privacy Protections Fail EU Data Protections, Activist Warns October 12, 2020 By Stephanie Bodoni UK privacy protections were criticized by an activist who told the European Union that the British shouldn’t be trusted to...
Major U.S. Tech Firms Look to Be Ignoring Europe’s Data Privacy Rules September 28, 2020 Technology firms’ compliance with European restrictions on transatlantic data transfers is shockingly poor, Austrian privacy campaigner Max Schrems said on...
Ireland, Luxembourg Lag in Support for Policing EU Data Privacy Compliance June 25, 2020 By Foo Yun Chee Ireland and Luxembourg, European headquarters to Google, Facebook, Twitter and Amazon, need a substantial boost in resources to deal with...
Chinese Hackers Blamed for Accessing Records of 9 Million easyJet Customers May 19, 2020 By Jack Stubbs and Kate Holton Chinese hackers are suspected of accessing email and travel details of about nine million easyJet customers, said two sources familiar...
Cyber Criminals Increasingly Will Target Top Executives in Ransomware Attacks: Report April 14, 2020 Senior executives increasingly will be targeted by cyber criminals looking for ways to steal money from large corporations, according to...
EU Privacy Regulators Expected to Raise Fines Under GDPR Data Protection Rules January 22, 2020 By Stephanie Bodoni European Union privacy regulators are gearing up to make full use of expanded powers under new data protection rules, according...
No-Deal Brexit Could Endanger Billions of Data Transfers; Some Firms Move Data Centers October 11, 2019 By Thomas Pfeiffer and Thomas Seal If Britain hasn’t secured a deal to leave the European Union as the clock ticks past 11 p.m. on Oct....
Marriott Faces $124M Fine for Massive Data Breach Under New Data Protection Rules July 11, 2019 By Patrick Clark and Jonathan Browning The massive hacking of Marriott International Inc. reservation databases could lead to a 99 million-pound ($124 million) fine as the...
British Airways Faces Record $230M Fine for Data Breach Under New GDPR Rules July 8, 2019 By Paul Sandle British Airways-owner IAG is facing a record $230 million fine for the theft of data from 500,000 customers from its...