City watchdog under fire over data breach

City watchdog under fire over data breach less than three weeks before Andrew Bailey takes over from Mark Carney at the Bank of England By James Salmon for the Daily Mail Published: 23:46 GMT, 25 February 2020 | Updated: 23:46 GMT, 25 February 2020 The City regulator has reported itself to Britain’s data watchdog after … Read more

Samsung admits it suffered a data breach that exposed the details of 150 users

Samsung admits it suffered a data breach that exposed the details of 150 users following a ‘technical error’ Samsung confirmed the leak of 150 users’ personal information to The Register   Comes less than a week after thousands received a bizarre ‘1’ notification   It is believed the two events are separate and completely unrelated   Samsung says users … Read more

Data breach: FCA accidentally publishes personal information on its website

Thousands of names, telephone numbers and addresses leaked online by the FCA after it accidentally publishes them on its website Nearly 2,000 people who complained about the FCA had their details published The FCA admitted it should not have left them on its website Details included names as well as addresses and telephone numbers By … Read more

My wife is cashing a small pension and will breach the income tax threshold

My wife is cashing a small pension and will breach the £12,500 income tax threshold – can she avoid a tax bill? Steve Webb replies By Steve Webb for This Is Money Published: 09:53 GMT, 24 February 2020 | Updated: 09:53 GMT, 24 February 2020 My wife is 70 in May. A small pension she … Read more

Bank of England Governor Mark Carney could be questioned by MPs about security breach

Bank Governor Carney could be questioned by MPs about security breach that allowed traders to hijack secret audio feed for financial gain By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:57 GMT, 16 February 2020 | Updated: 22:12 GMT, 16 February 2020 Bank of England Governor Mark Carney could be questioned by MPs about a … Read more

Green MP Caroline Lucas ‘under investigation for alleged breach of Commons rules’

Green MP Caroline Lucas ‘under investigation for alleged breach of Commons rules after offering tours of Parliament in exchange for money in 2019 general election campaign’ Caroline Lucas, MP for Brighton Pavilion, facing probe from standards watchdog  Probe is thought to relate to fundraising efforts ahead of 2019 general election  By Jack Maidment, Deputy Political … Read more