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How To Ruin an Army Drill Sargent's Day
For anyone who has ever served in the military, your first exposure to your new life is basic training, otherwise known as boot camp. This is where all concepts of what military life is supposed to be like is erased and the reality of your new life is revealed. Many new adventures await you as you navigate all the new rules and regulations you will live by.
Afghan national’s lawyer welcomes Ministry of Defence fine for “particularly egregious” data breach of Afghan nationals’ personal data
The Information Commissioner’s Office, the independent body responsible for upholding information rights and data privacy, has today fined the Ministry of Defence £350,000 for disclosing personal information of 265 Afghan nationals seeking relocation to the UK shortly after the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in 2021. The ICO found that “the egregious breach let down those to whom our country owes so much” and that the error could have resulted in a threat to life.
BA employees may have legal claim over payroll data breach
The airline’s workers may be able to bring a legal claim after personal data is believed to have been stolen by cyber attackers working with the Russian ransomware group C10p (Clop). The attack in June 2023 exploited a vulnerability in Progress Software's MOVEit file transfer tool to access IT systems. One of the organisations affected is Zellis, a company providing payroll services to companies in the UK including British Airways (BA).
Serious data breach by Suffolk and Norfolk police forces affecting victims of crimes and witnesses
The police forces have posted a joint statement confirming that they will be notifying 1,230 individuals that have been affected by the data breach. The statement confirms that a technical issue led to sensitive personal information being included in response to FOI requests relating to crime statistics, issued by the forces between April 2021 and March 2022. The forces have confirmed the data was ‘hidden’ from anyone opening the files, though should not have been included in the responses.
Further companies affected by Clop MOVEit cyber-attack
Further companies have either come forward to confirm that they have been affected by the cyber-attack or have been identified by Clop as being one of the companies affected, or both. These now include, amongst others, AON, PwC, MS Amlin, and Digital Insight Technologies Ltd. In addition, Clop appear to have published links to downloadable files relating to a number of the organisations, including AON, Ernst & Young, PwC and MS Amlin.
Hacking announcements by DHL, Transport for London, Ofcom and Ernst & Young likely to lead to substantial claims for compensation
On 5th June 2023, British Airways, Boots and BBC all announced that Zellis, their payroll services provider in the UK, had been the victim of a successful cyber-attack, as a result of which the personal data of their staff had been hacked. Responsibility for the cyber-attack was claimed by the notorious Russian ransomware group C10p (Clop). It is reported that they exploited a vulnerability in the MOVEit file transfer software, used by Zellis as well as many other companies.
Serious data breach affects personal information of tens of thousands of British Airways, Boots and BBC staff
On 5th June 2023, British Airways, Boots and BBC all announced that Zellis, their payroll services provider in the UK, had been victim of a successful cyber-attack, as a result of which the personal data of their staff had been hacked. British Airways informed staff that employees' names, dates of birth, addresses, pay details, and banking information had been accessed.
British Airways facing record £183 million fine over data hack of customer information | Lexology
British Airways is facing a fine of £183 million for the loss in 2018 of personal and financial data belonging to 500,000 of its customers. The Information Commissioners Office (ICO), the UK’s data protection watchdog responsible for upholding the public’s information rights, has today issued a Notice of Intention to fine British Airways £183.39 Million for a breach of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in relation to the serious data hack the airline suffered in 2018.
Information lawyer believes Eldon Insurance customers may be able to claim compensation | Lexology
A leading information specialist lawyer believes that Eldon Insurance customers may have claims for compensation if their information was shared with Leave.EU during referendum campaign Giving evidence to the House of Commons Digital, Culture, Media and Sports Select Committee, Brittany Kaiser, a former employee of Cambridge Analytica, stated that she believes that the personal information of individuals on the Eldon Insurance database was used by the Leave.EU campaign.
Trump’s first one hundred days: corporate rights trump human rights
Trump's administration has disdain for all rights, except, of course, the rights of corporations. Over the past 100 days, he has taken this enduring tendency to new extremes. After 100 days in office, the Trump Administration continues to wear its abject disdain for human rights on its sleeve. It has threatened to leave the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHCR) and has signalled Trump’s enthusiasm for the most extreme forms of torture.
Why human rights now matter more than ever
The last six months have undoubtedly been a difficult time. The winner of November’s US’s presidential election emerged victorious not so much by resorting to dog-whistle politics but more by proudly donning a white sheet and sticking a flaming cross on the electorate’s front lawn.
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