Cambridge Analytica parent company fined for violating UK data lawThe company was hit with a £15,000 penalty for failing to respond to a data request.By A. Dellinger, 01.09.2019
Uber fined £385,000 in the UK for 2016 cyber-attackThe UK's privacy watchdog said it exposed customers to increased risk of fraud.By S. Shah, 11.27.2018
Facebook referred to EU regulator over ad targeting methodsAn Irish commission will look into how the site tracks people's activity.By J. Fingas, 11.06.2018
App flaw let anyone access UK Conservative politicians' dataYou could mess with sensitive details using just an email address.By J. Fingas, 09.30.2018
Equifax faces £500,000 fine in the UK over massive data breachUK authorities found the company's efforts in protecting their citizens' data lacking.By M. Moon, 09.20.2018
UK privacy watchdog slaps Yahoo with another fine over 2014 hackThe company's data privacy debacle still isn't over.By J. Fingas, 06.12.2018
UK orders Cambridge Analytica to provide data on US voterIt's a test case to see if foreigners can access their data under UK law.By J. Fingas, 05.05.2018
Carphone Warehouse fined £400K for serious 2015 data breach3 million customers were affected, with thousands of card details exposed.By J. Rigg, 01.10.2018
UK data watchdog opens its own investigation into Uber hackThe breach "raises huge concerns around its data protection policies and ethics," says the ICO Deputy Commissioner.By M. Brian, 11.22.2017
Equifax data breach is also being investigated by UK officialsIt could lose the ability to conduct credit checks in the country.By M. Locklear, 10.24.2017
TalkTalk fined £100,000 for long-forgotten 2014 data breachBefore the cyberattack of 2015, there was another smaller-scale data breach. By J. Rigg, 08.10.2017
TalkTalk fined £400K for mistakes that led to 2015 hackICO: "TalkTalk should and could have done more to safeguard its customer information."By N. Summers, 10.05.2016