Data

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

Information Commissioner’s Office has demonstrated its commitment to technology and innovation by appointing a new executive director to focus on this area

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252446775/ICO-strengthens-commitment-to-technology-and-innovation

The UK’s privacy watchdog has fined a marketing company for illegally collecting and selling personal information for political campaigning

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252446602/ICO-fines-Emmas-Diary-140000

Holiday camp chain blames cyber breach on a phishing attack, implying that attackers were able to steal user credentials to access customer data – and underlining the need for security awareness training

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252446694/Butlins-warns-of-potential-personal-data-breach