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UK: Islington Council faces huge fine after massive data breach hit 90,000 people

Posted on August 17, 2017 by Dissent

A London council has been fined £70,000 after it accidentally published a cache of personal data including medical details, cheques, and even one person’s prison record.

Islington’s parking system website published unencrypted personal information of almost 90,000 people, meaning it could be accessed by simply manipulating a URL

Read more on Evening Standard.


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