The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has hit Birthlink, a Scotland-based post-adoption support charity with an £18,000 fine for destroying an estimated 4,800 personal records without authorization.
In April 2025, the Co-operative Group, who are home to more than 6.5 million members, experienced a major cyber attack which resulted in the personal data of every single member being stolen. The breach, confirmed by Co-op chief Shirine Khoury-Haq, is one of the largest and most extensive cyber incidents ever seen in the UK retail sector.
The Data Security and Protection Toolkit, often referred to as DSPT, is an online self-assessment tool that allows organisations to measure their performance against the data security and information governance requirements mandated by the Department of Health and Social Care.
Qantas, Australia’s largest airline, is the latest company to be targeted in a major cyber attack.
On Monday, 30th June, Quantas detected unusual activity on a third-party platform used by its contact centre in the Philippines. That platform holds the records of 6 million customers, which include names, email addresses, phone numbers, dates of birth, and frequent flyer numbers. However, it does not store payment information, personal financial information or passport details.
