Keeping quiet when you've been hacked might not help anyone. But should companies be required by law to report when…
Companies can avoid a data breach fine if they pretend they didn't know about the problem, TechWeekEurope understands
Coca-Cola was reportedly hacked in 2009 and is still keeping quiet about it. Such reticence hurts all of us, says…
Hackers have stolen sensitive data on 3.6 million taxpayers from the US state of South Carolina, in the latest breach…
A data breach has compromised the identities of nearly 300,000 employees and students of Northwest Florida State College
Concerns over why IEEE was storing passwords in plain text and leaving them open to anyone for a month
Scottish council says it may appeal a massive fine for an outsourcer's recycling gaffe
The Sony security saga rolls on with another arrest
An alleged hack attack sees children's data leaked online
LinkedIn's password breach costs the firm a lot, but company claims damage was not significant
Torbay Care Trust says it is disappointed by the fine, but it will pay up
Acronis is investigating a data leak that saw customers' email addresses published on the Web
Missing tapes at Welcome Financial Services results in a rare ICO fine for a private organisation
A Belfast Trust is lumped with a big fine but says the penalty won't harm patient care
Council is fined £90,000 for two separate breaches
Following hot on the heels of the LinkedIn password breach is the confirmation that eHarmony's customer passwords have also been…
LinkedIn investigates claims millions of user passwords were stolen and posted online
NHS Trust says its appeals were ignored by the ICO, as it expresses dismay at the record data breach fine
Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust says ICO has "acted incorrectly"
A massive data breach in the US state of Utah was caused by a series of configuration mistakes during an…
Players of Star Trek Online warned after personal details and payment information stolen in December 2010
An NHS body in Wales gets hit with a £70,000 fine after sensitive data is sent to the wrong patient
The commissioner tells TechWeekEurope there is no bias towards the private sector, despite figures that would suggest otherwise
Marathon organisers posted runners' details on official website
A new survey has revealed a chronic lack of confidence among businesses about their data protection
Iranian man posts debit and credit card details on his blog to highlight security vulnerabilities
Toshiba's website fail leads to user info leaking and a breach of the Data Protection Act
NHS IT Provider says 600,000 patients have no need to worry
Hackers are thought to have taken 24,000 sensitive files from the Utah Health Department