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The Information Commissioner’s Office Issues UK Department for Education with Formal Reprimand

Hunton Privacy

On November 2, 2022, the ICO issued to the UK Department for Education (“ DfE ”) a formal reprimand following an investigation into the sharing of personal data stored on the Learning Records Service (“ LRS ”), a database which provides a record of pupils’ qualifications that the DfE has overall responsibility for.

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 4 – 10 March 2024

IT Governance

Glosbe dictionary exposes almost 7 million records The multilingual online dictionary Glosbe left a MongoDB instance unsecured last year, exposing nearly 7 million users’ information, including personal data, encrypted passwords and social media identifiers. Organisation(s) Sector Location Data breached? TB Paysign, Inc.

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UK ICO Publishes First Two Reports from its Data Protection Sandbox Pilot

Hunton Privacy

On July 23, 2020, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (the “ICO”) published the first two reports of its Data Protection Regulatory Sandbox Beta phase (the “Beta phase”) involving projects by Jisc (a not-for-profit organization serving the higher and further education and skills sectors) and Heathrow Airport Ltd.

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 15 – 21 January 2024

IT Governance

million customers’ data stolen VF Corporation – the parent company of many popular clothing brands, including Vans and The North Face – has confirmed in its Form 8-K/A filing to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (an amendment to its original Form 8-K filing ) that its December 2023 cyber attack resulted in the theft of 35.5

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List of Data Breaches and Cyber Attacks in 2023

IT Governance

So, each month, we’ll update this page with the latest figures and links, so be sure to bookmark it to keep an eye out for the latest data breach news. In August 2020, it was embroiled in a data breach affecting more than 800,000 EyeMed and Lenscrafters patients. PharMerica The US pharmacy network PharMerica began notifying 5.8

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Government survey reveals GDPR awareness is falling short

IT Governance

The Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2018 from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has revealed that only 38% of businesses and 44% of charities have heard of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). This is a worrisome finding, as it is only a matter of months until the new Regulation is enforced.

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Wednesday LTNY 2018 Sessions: eDiscovery Trends

eDiscovery Daily

Sessions in the main conference tracks include: 9:00 – 10:00 AM: Legaltech Keynote – The ESI of Today and the ESI of Tomorrow. ESI sources: now that we routinely deal with email, text messages and mobile discovery, what is happening with data sources like Bluetooth connections, wearables, medical devices or smart home video?