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Home Office blocked from deporting Zimbabwean criminal with HIV because it would breach human rights

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Home Office is blocked from deporting Zimbabwean career criminal with HIV, 33, because it would breach his human rights by denying him vital medication Supreme Court rules deportation of man to Zimbabwe would breach his rights Court accepted ‘AM’ would not have access to same HIV drugs in Zimbabwe Home Office launched deportation bid in … Read more

Indian officials force 10 tourists to write ‘sorry’ 500 times after caught in coronavirus breach

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Ten foreigners who broke a coronavirus lockdown in an Indian town made famous by the Beatles, were forced to repent by writing ‘I am so sorry’ – 500 times, officials said Sunday. The nationwide lockdown was imposed near the end of March, with residents permitted to leave their homes only for essential services such as … Read more

Marriott reveals the personal information of 5.2 MILLION guests were exposed in major data breach 

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Marriott reveals the personal information of 5.2 MILLION guests were exposed in major data breach Marriot announced it has fallen victim its second data breach in two years Approximately 5.2 million guests have been exposed in the event Their names, account information and other details were accessed  Login credentials of two employees at a franchised … Read more

Met Police Federation wants parents to be fined if teenage children breach coronavirus lockdown

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Met Police Federation wants parents to be fined if teenage children breach coronavirus lockdown as forces seek wider powers to enforce government rules Head of Met Federation Ken Marsh wants to roll out fines for parents of teens He said London could become difficult to police in 3 or 4 days if virus surges The … Read more

Data breach fines set to rocket after limit is lifted 

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Data breach fines set to rocket after limit is lifted By Neil Craven, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 23:46 GMT, 7 March 2020 | Updated: 23:46 GMT, 7 March 2020 Penalties handed out to companies for customer data breaches could soon soar – with some potentially hitting hundreds of millions of pounds, legal experts say. … Read more

Virgin Media admits breach exposed 900,000 customers’ personal information

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Virgin Media admits breach exposed 900,000 customers’ personal information after database was left unsecured for ten months Virgin Media database was left unsecure online for 10 months The database contains personal information of 900,000 consumers  Names, emails, phone numbers and details of contracts were exposed The firm said the database was accessed by one third-party … Read more

Cathay Pacific is fined £500,000 for mass data breach

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Cathay Pacific is fined £500,000 for mass data breach after hackers stole passport numbers, emails and dates of birth from 9.4m passengers including 111,000 Britons Regulator ruled firm had failed to protect security of customers’ personal data  Found ‘catalogue’ of failings, including lack of virus protection and old systems Cathay was hit by ‘brute force’ … Read more

Facial recognition software company reveals it was security breach exposing its entire client list

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Facial recognition company Clearview AI reveals security breach that exposed details of ALL its clients Clearview AI sent a statement to customers alerting them to a security breach The intruders accessed the company’s full client list and number of searches The company did not say how the breach happened but claims its servers weren’t accessed … Read more