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Data breach fines set to rocket after limit is lifted 

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Data breach fines set to rocket after limit is lifted – with some hitting hundreds of millions By Neil Craven, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 23:46 GMT, 7 March 2020 | Updated: 09:52 GMT, 8 March 2020 Penalties handed out to companies for customer data breaches could soon soar – with some potentially hitting hundreds of … Read more

Virgin Media admits breach exposed 900,000 customers’ personal information

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The personal information of 900,000 Virgin Media customers was left exposed online for 10 months enabling a third-party to access the data, it has emerged. The company said the breach did not happen due to a hack but occurred because its database was incorrectly configured, allowing unauthorised access.  The information in the database did not … Read more

Samsung admits it suffered a data breach that exposed the details of 150 users

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Samsung admits it suffered a data breach that exposed the details of 150 users following a ‘technical error’ Samsung confirmed the leak of 150 users’ personal information to The Register   Comes less than a week after thousands received a bizarre ‘1’ notification   It is believed the two events are separate and completely unrelated   Samsung says users … Read more

Facial recognition software company reveals it was security breach exposing its entire client list

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Clearview AI, the facial recognition company that’s been used by more than 600 law enforcement agencies around the country, reveals security breach that exposed details of ALL its clients Clearview AI sent a statement to customers alerting them to a security breach The intruders accessed the company’s full client list and number of searches The … Read more