Adobe has confirmed that the personal data of 150,000 users has been compromised after a hacker breach
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Poll: Should Data Breach Reporting Be Mandatory?
Keeping quiet when you've been hacked might not help anyone. But should companies be required by law to report when they have lost customer data?
Businesses Consider Abusing ICO Data Breach Fine ‘Loophole’
Companies can avoid a data breach fine if they pretend they didn't know about the problem, TechWeekEurope understands
Why Coca-Cola Should Have Admitted It Was Hacked
Coca-Cola was reportedly hacked in 2009 and is still keeping quiet about it. Such reticence hurts all of us, says Tom Brewster
South Carolina Hit By Massive Data Breach
Hackers have stolen sensitive data on 3.6 million taxpayers from the US state of South Carolina, in the latest breach to affect US government systems
Massive Data Breach Hits Florida University
A data breach has compromised the identities of nearly 300,000 employees and students of Northwest Florida State College
IEEE Fesses Up To 100k Password Leak
Concerns over why IEEE was storing passwords in plain text and leaving them open to anyone for a month
ICO Dishes Out £250,000 Fine After Outsourcing Nightmare
Scottish council says it may appeal a massive fine for an outsourcer's recycling gaffe
Second Alleged LulzSec Sony Hacker Arrested
The Sony security saga rolls on with another arrest
The Only Way Is Out After Essex Data Breach
Joey Essex looks on in dismay...
Police To Investigate School Children’s Data Leak
An alleged hack attack sees children's data leaked online
LinkedIn: Password Breach Cost Us As Much As $1m
LinkedIn's password breach costs the firm a lot, but company claims damage was not significant
Health Trust Fined £175k After Website Gaffe
Torbay Care Trust says it is disappointed by the fine, but it will pay up
Back-Up Supplier Acronis Apologises For Data Leak
Acronis is investigating a data leak that saw customers' email addresses published on the Web
Financial Services Firm Slapped With £150,000 Data Breach Fine
Missing tapes at Welcome Financial Services results in a rare ICO fine for a private organisation
Belfast Health Trust Gets £225,000 Data Breach Fine
A Belfast Trust is lumped with a big fine but says the penalty won't harm patient care
ICO Fines Council £90k After Children’s Data Disclosed
Council is fined £90,000 for two separate breaches
Dating Website eHarmony Confirms Password Breach
Following hot on the heels of the LinkedIn password breach is the confirmation that eHarmony's customer passwords have also been compromised
Panic Over LinkedIn ‘6.5m Password Theft’
LinkedIn investigates claims millions of user passwords were stolen and posted online
NHS Trust Outraged By ICO £325,000 Data Breach Fine
NHS Trust says its appeals were ignored by the ICO, as it expresses dismay at the record data breach fine
NHS Trust To Appeal ICO Fine
Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust says ICO has "acted incorrectly"
Configuration Errors Caused Utah Data Breach
A massive data breach in the US state of Utah was caused by a series of configuration mistakes during an upgrade that left a server wide open to attackers
Star Trek Game Developer Faces Wrath Of Khan After Data Breach
Players of Star Trek Online warned after personal details and payment information stolen in December 2010
NHS Hit With Its First Data Breach Fine
An NHS body in Wales gets hit with a £70,000 fine after sensitive data is sent to the wrong patient
Infosec: Information Commissioner Denies Private Sector ‘Pussyfooting’
The commissioner tells TechWeekEurope there is no bias towards the private sector, despite figures that would suggest otherwise
London Marathon Faces ICO Investigation
Marathon organisers posted runners' details on official website
Businesses Confidence In Data Security At Low Ebb
A new survey has revealed a chronic lack of confidence among businesses about their data protection
Hacker Exposes Three Million Iranian Bank Account Details
Iranian man posts debit and credit card details on his blog to highlight security vulnerabilities
Toshiba in Competition Data Breach
Toshiba's website fail leads to user info leaking and a breach of the Data Protection Act
GE Healthcare Admits Sending NHS Patient Data To US
NHS IT Provider says 600,000 patients have no need to worry