Heathrow Airport fined for data security breach
The operator of London Heathrow been fined GBP120,000 (USD$156,500) by a UK data privacy regulator for failing to ensure that personal data held on its network was properly secured. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) fine was for a 2017 incident when an employee of Heathrow lost a USB memory stick that was subsequently found by a member of the public. The stick held 76 folders with over 1,000 files, some of which contained personal information including names, dates of birth and passport numbers of a number of airport employees. The data was neither encrypted nor password protected, the ICO said. The regulator said it was particularly concerned about a training video which exposed ten individuals’ details, and the details of up to 50 aviation security personnel at the airport. <br/>
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Heathrow Airport fined for data security breach
The operator of London Heathrow been fined GBP120,000 (USD$156,500) by a UK data privacy regulator for failing to ensure that personal data held on its network was properly secured. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) fine was for a 2017 incident when an employee of Heathrow lost a USB memory stick that was subsequently found by a member of the public. The stick held 76 folders with over 1,000 files, some of which contained personal information including names, dates of birth and passport numbers of a number of airport employees. The data was neither encrypted nor password protected, the ICO said. The regulator said it was particularly concerned about a training video which exposed ten individuals’ details, and the details of up to 50 aviation security personnel at the airport. <br/>
