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Police officers on high alert following security breach

Officers at the Metropolitan Police and Greater Manchester Police are said to be on high alert following a serious data protection breach. To ensure they do not fall victim to further attacks, anyone affected by the police data breach should be vigilant.

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  • Bonne Terre Limited t/a Sky Betting and Gaming September 16, 2024
    We issued a reprimand to Bonne Terre Limited, trading as Sky Betting and Gaming, for unlawfully processing people’s data through advertising cookies without their consent.
  • The Labour Party August 28, 2024
    The Labour Party were issued with a reprimand for failing to respond to people’s request for their own personal data, also know as a subject access request, and for failing to respond to peoples request for erasure.
  • Coastal Windows & Conservatories (UK) Limited August 15, 2024
    Coastal Windows & Conservatories Limited made over 18,000 unsolicited marketing calls between 1 January and 1 June 2023 to numbers registered with the TPS. The ICO and TPS received numerous complaints from people variously saying they had not consented to receiving such calls or received repeated calls despite requests to stop.
  • Coastal Windows & Conservatories (UK) Limited August 15, 2024
    Coastal Windows & Conservatories Limited made over 18,000 unsolicited marketing calls between 1 January and 1 June 2023 to numbers registered with the TPS. The ICO and TPS received numerous complaints from people variously saying they had not consented to receiving such calls or received repeated calls despite requests to stop.
  • The Electoral Commission July 30, 2024
    Reprimand issued to the Electoral Commission in respect of Articles 5(1)(f) and 32(1)(b). Between 24 August 2021 and 27 October 2022, a threat actor had access to the Electoral Commission’s systems and was able to access personal data held as part of the Electoral Register. This incident impacted approximately 40,000,000 individuals, and the initial access […]
  • Chelmer Valley High School July 22, 2024
    Chelmer Valley High School have been issued a reprimand in respect of Article 35(1). The school failed to complete a Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) prior to introducing facial recognition technology for the purposes of cashless catering.
  • London Borough of Hackney July 5, 2024
    The Information Commissioner’s Office has issued the London Borough of Hackey with a reprimand following a cyber-attack in 2020 that led to hackers gaining access to and encrypting 440,000 files, affecting at least 280,000 residents and other individuals including staff.
  • Birmingham Children's Trust Community Interest Company May 14, 2024
    Reprimand issued to Birmingham Children’s Trust Community Interest company in respect of Article 5(1)(f) and 32(1)(b) and 2. A child protection plan containing inappropriate personal data, in the form of criminal allegations against a child, was sent to the family the plan was produced for. Although the care plan itself was authorised for the family […]
  • The Central Young Men’s Christian Association April 30, 2024
    The Central YMCA sent an email to individuals participating in a programme for people living with HIV using “CC” rather than “BCC”, revealing the email addresses to all recipients. 166 individuals could be identified or potentially identified from their email address. As a result, it could be inferred that these individuals were likely to be […]