Data Breach & Cybercrime News

Enforcement

• Southend-on-Sea City Council October 17, 2024
  We issued a reprimand to Southend-on-Sea City Council in Essex after hidden data on a spreadsheet released as part of a freedom of information request revealed the sensitive personal details of staff
• Quick Tax Claims Limited October 15, 2024
  An ICO investigation revealed that Quick Tax Claims Limited had sent 7,863,547 unlawful text messages over the course of a month, resulting in 66,793 complaints – 93% of these stating there was no ‘opt out’ option. During the investigation, the ICO found that the company had purchased personal information from third-party suppliers that did not […]
• Quick Tax Claims Limited October 15, 2024
  An ICO investigation revealed that Quick Tax Claims Limited had sent 7,863,547 unlawful text messages over the course of a month, resulting in 66,793 complaints – 93% of these stating there was no ‘opt out’ option. During the investigation, the ICO found that the company had purchased personal information from third-party suppliers that did not […]
• National Debt Advice Limited October 14, 2024
  National Debt Advice sent 129,902 unsolicited direct marketing text messages to individuals in breach of regulation 22 of PECR resulting in over 4,000 complaints to the 7726 spam reporting service. The company was fined £30,000 and issued with an enforcement notice.
• National Debt Advice Limited October 14, 2024
  National Debt Advice sent 129,902 unsolicited direct marketing text messages to individuals in breach of regulation 22 of PECR resulting in over 4,000 complaints to the 7726 spam reporting service. The company was fined £30,000 and issued with an enforcement notice.
• Levales Solicitors LLP October 11, 2024
  Reprimand issued to Levales Solicitors LLP (‘Levales’) in respect of Articles 32(1)(b) and 32(1)(d). A threat actor accessed Levales’ cloud-based server using legitimate credentials and subsequently published data on the dark web. The incident affected 8,234 UK individuals, of which 863 individuals were deemed at high risk because of the nature of the data involved. […]
• WerepairUK Ltd October 10, 2024
  WerepairUK Ltd made 42,688 marketing calls to individuals in breach of regulation 21 of PECR. The company has been fined £80,000 and issued with an enforcement notice.
• WerepairUK Ltd October 10, 2024
  WerepairUK Ltd made 42,688 marketing calls to individuals in breach of regulation 21 of PECR. The company has been fined £80,000 and issued with an enforcement notice.
• Service Box Group Limited October 10, 2024
  Service Box Group Limited made 5,361 marketing calls to individuals in breach of regulation 21 of PECR. The company has been fined £40,000 and issued with an enforcement notice.