UK law firms are falling victim to data breaches primarily because of insiders and human error, according to an analysis of data from the the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). NetDocuments examined data from the ICO covering Q3 2022 to Q2 2023 and found that 60% of data breaches in the UK legal sector were the […]
Two UK police forces have admitted to a data breach caused by a “technical error” that saw the personally identifying information of victims, witnesses and suspects mistakenly posted online following Freedom of Information (FOI) requests. Norfolk and Suffolk police admitted on August 15 that the data of 1,230 people was included in files published to […]