Legal Technologies News

Council fined £55k after fax blunder

Category: Legal Technologies

13 June, 2013

North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust has been ordered to pay a penalty of £55,000 after an error resulted in the sensitive medical details of three patients being sent to a member of the public. The incident was a serious breach of the Data Protection Act, according to the Inf... read more>>

Forensic investigations 'limit financial impact of breaches'

Category: Computer Forensics

12 June, 2013

Forensic investigation cannot only help to establish the cause of data breaches, but significantly reduce the financial impact of the incidents, one expert has noted. Jim Butterworth, chief security officer at HBGary, said that conducting a forensic investigation determines the root cause of an ... read more>>

ICO fines Halton Borough Council after breach of data protection act

Category: Legal Technologies

11 June, 2013

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined Halton Borough Council £70,000 after it carried out a serious breach of the data protection act. It occurred on May 25th last year, when a council worker sent a letter about an adopted child to the birth mother, which included det... read more>>

Glasgow City Council fined £150k by ICO

Category: Legal Technologies

10 June, 2013

Glasgow City Council has been fined £150,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). The punishment comes after two unencrypted laptops were lost, which contained the personal information of 20,143 people, marking a serious breach of the Data Protection Act. The theft of ... read more>>

Andy Coulson denies phone hacking charges

Category: Legal Technologies

7 June, 2013

Andy Coulson, the former media chief of prime minister David Cameron, has pleaded not guilty to charges of phone hacking. The 45-year-old resigned from his role as director of communications in Downing Street in January 2011 before being arrested later that year amid allegations of criminal acti... read more>>

Rebekah Brooks pleads not guilty to phone hacking charges

Category: Mobile Phone Investigations

5 June, 2013

Rebekah Brooks, the former head of News International, has pleaded not guilty to charges related to phone hacking. She and a number of other employees of the News of the World each pleaded not guilty at Southwark Crown Court, over allegations that led to the closure of the News of the World two ... read more>>

Many businesses believe hacking will never happen to them, expert says

Category: Legal Technologies

4 June, 2013

Some businesses believe that hacking will never affect them, one specialist has suggested. IT security guard Mark Pegram told the Lancashire Evening Post that hacking is a big business for criminals, adding that individuals exploit loopholes in the design of websites. “There is a lot of... read more>>

Drupal.org accessed by unauthorised personnel

Category: Legal Technologies

31 May, 2013

The Drupal.org security team has discovered unauthorised access to account information on the website. Third-party software installed on the website carried out the breach, but it was not due to a vulnerability within Drupal, as the notice applied to user account data stored on the website. D... read more>>

Phone hacking victims turn down press industry’s royal charter

Category: Legal Technologies

24 May, 2013

Victims of the phone hacking scandal have turned down a royal charter proposed by the press industry. The Guardian has reported that individuals have written to culture secretary Maria Miller, asking her to reject the ideas proposed by the sector. Ms Miller is currently holding a consultation on... read more>>

Facebook Ireland follows Data Protection Commissioner Guidance

Category: Legal Technologies

22 May, 2013

Facebook Ireland has followed guidance from the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner The agency began a major audit of Facebook Ireland in 2011 after lobby Europe Versus Facebook lodged 22 complaints, and Facebook Ireland agreed to a number of “best practice” improvements, repo... read more>>