EU Regulators Imposed over €272.5 Mn in GDPR Fines to Date
Ever since the GDPR guidelines were launched (May 25, 2018), the data regulators in European Union (EU) have imposed sizable penalties on various organizations...
Irish Data Regulator Fines Twitter $547K for 2019 Data Breach
Seems like Twitter’s is ending 2020 on a bitter note! From multiple data breaches to a series of celebrity account hacks, the social networking...
These are the Two Key Reasons Behind 65% of GDPR Fines
New analysis from data discovery firm Exonar revealed that organizations across Europe have suffered over £313 million (US$404 million) in GDPR fines for failing...
Four Biggest GDPR Fines of 2020
Marriott International encountered a London class action from millions of its former guests claiming compensation after their personal information was compromised in a massive...
UK ICO Fines Cathay Pacific with £500,000 for 2018 Data Breach
UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has found Hong Kong-based air carrier Cathay Pacific guilty on various counts of data breach reported by the latter...
Personal Data Protection Commission Fines Multiple Firms on Data Breaches
The Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) of Singapore found seven organizations that violated the Personal Data Protection Act and has fined them a total...
Brazil Fines Facebook for US$ 1.6M Over Cambridge Analytica Scandal
Brazil’s court has fined Facebook for the misuse of personal data belonging to nearly half a million Brazilians during political campaigns. According to reports,...
FBI Defines FaceApp as Counterintelligence Threat
FaceApp, the AI-powered photo-morphing app that took the internet by storm for its unique features and controversial privacy policy has hit the headlines again.
The FBI recently...
Major fines amid data breach concerns
We may be in 2019, but that doesn’t mean that the world’s biggest brands have prepared themselves for the massive threats to cybersecurity. One...
PDPC fines AIA Singapore for failing to protect policyholders’ data
The Singapore-based insurance firm AIA Singapore recently fined for S$ 10,000 by the Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) for failing to take proper security...
