Record fine handed to TalkTalk in data protection breach in the UK

As previously reported on our Privacy Blog, TalkTalk, a major UK telecoms company, has been fined  a record breaking £400,000 for a data breach after they were hacked.  This fine, given by the ICO (the UK’s data protection authority), followed an in-depth investigation into an attack by hackers on TalkTalk’s systems where hackers obtained the details of 156,959 customers, including their names, addresses, dates of birth, phone numbers and email addresses. The maximum fine the ICO can require companies to pay is £500,000. Read the full post on our Privacy Law Blog.