Data

The UK government is considering whether to allow non-profit organisations tomake data protection regulatory complaints and bring court claims on behalf of individuals without their consent.

A wide-ranging new strategy outlined in the UK aims to improve data use in government and better enable businesses to use data to innovate.

A huge spike in online retailers being hacked with Magecart credit card skimmers is being blamed on unsupported versions of Adobe Magento

IT leaders have suffered significantly higher numbers of data breaches as a result of outbound email in the last 12 months.

Organisations exporting data to the US under Privacy Shield or overseas generally, whether under standard contractual clauses or binding corporate rules, need to urgently review the legal basis of these transfers  

Data protection officers working across the UK government are finding it tough to keep up with the increased workload generated by GDPR, according to a report

The Executive Office has confirmed it is in negotiations with some victims of historical abuse for financial damages after their personal details were leaked in a data breach.

Up to 200,000 patient records from Office 365 and Google G Suite exposed by hardcoded credentials and other improper access controls.

https://threatpost.com/medical-data-leaked-on-github-due-to-developer-errors/158653/

An allegedly stolen Wattpad database containing 270 million records were being sold in private sales for over $100,000. Now it is being offered for free on hacker forums.

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/wattpad-data-breach-exposes-account-info-for-millions-of-users/#.X1ITFeH6oMg.twitter

A database breach has exposed profile data for nearly 235 million users of TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube. The database contained personally identifiable information (PII), such as names, contact information, images and statistics about followers.