Data

British Airways has been praised for its swift response to a customer data breach, which could be the first test case under the EU’s GDPR and new UK GDPR-aligned data protection laws

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252448274/BA-praised-for-swift-GDPR-aligned-action-on-data-breach

Financial services firms can hedge the risks of significant data breach claims being raised against them under the GDPR by investing in staff training and avoiding pitfalls highlighted by a major regulator

https://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2018/september/financial-firms-can-hedge-data-breach-exposure-risks/

British Airways has apologised after admitting that 100,000s of customers' payment details have been stolen over a period of 15 days in a massive data breach.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-45440850

British Airways boss has apologised for what he says was a sophisticated breach of the firm's security systems, and has promised compensation.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-45440850

Many UK firms are not insured against information security breaches and data loss, and would have to spend £1m on average to recover from a breach

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252447970/Majority-of-UK-firms-not-insured-for-data-breaches

The number of data protection complaints received by the UK's data protection watchdog has doubled since the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) took effect.

https://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2018/august/gdpr-uk-data-protection-complaints-double-/

Teenage “fan” who broke into Apple’s mainframe from his home in Melbourne is believed to have downloaded 90GB of secure files, but no customer data

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252447043/Apple-confirms-teen-hacker-took-no-customer-data

As the dust settles from the General Data Protection Regulation, the implications for technology firms in the UK are becoming clearer

https://www.computerweekly.com/opinion/Better-the-data-you-know-how-GDPR-is-affecting-UK-tech-companies

Superdrug has warned online customers it believes may have had personal details exposed, but claims its systems were not compromised, in what could be the first GDPR-related extortion attempt

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252447313/Superdrug-denies-data-breach

Health and beauty chain working to establish what may have been taken

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/superdrug-hacked-data-information-20000-customer-phone-number-points-date-birth-a8501871.html