44 million Britons’ personal details feared stolen from Equifax

September 12, 2017 | Comments Off on 44 million Britons’ personal details feared stolen from Equifax

The Telegraph is reporting that personal data of up to 44 million British consumers was feared stolen in a massive cyber attack. …Equifax admitted hackers had exposed the personal data of 143 million customers in the US, which was stolen between mid-May and July this year… However the hack was not made public until now.…

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GDPR – new law equals bigger fines for getting it wrong

July 18, 2017 | Comments Off on GDPR – new law equals bigger fines for getting it wrong

The BBC is reporting that new data laws could end up bankrupting companies if they fail to look after personal data. The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into force in May 2018, radically changing the way organisations have to look after our personal data. Failure to comply could lead to huge fines,…

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