The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment has been reprimanded by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) following a data breach on 17 February 2020.

The FCA has referred itself to the Information Commissioner’s Office after admitting a data breach mistake which could have exposed the names of complainants.

The Financial Conduct Authority has confirmed that it will investigate a ‘cyber security’ break at data provider Equifax which hit nearly 700,000 UK consumers.

The Culture, Media & Sport Committee has published a report today recommending a new custodial sentence of up to two years for those convicted of unlawfully obtaining and selling personal data.