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Videoconferencing apps such as Zoom and Cisco’s WebEx are being targeted by cyber criminals trying to steal users’ personal data
Chartered Trading Standards Institute said some Covid-19 quizzes bear the hallmarks of a data harvesting operation.
The video conferencing app Zoom has suffered a significant data breach with a reported half a million users’ credentials being sold, or given away, on the dark web as cybercriminals take advantage of a surge in its use.
https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/associate-news/cybercriminals-zoom-in-to-exploit-lockdown-opportunities?utm_source=iContact%2BWeekly%2BNewsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=legal-futures&utm_content=
The Information Commissioner’s Office sets out a revised approach to its regulatory duties during the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic
The Supreme Court judgment in the case of Morrison Supermarkets Plc v Various Claimants has been handed down and employers everywhere - and the insurers who underwrite their risks - can breathe a sigh of relief.
https://gowlingwlg.com/en/insights-resources/articles/2020/morrisons-data-breach/#.XpTLmbki4jU.twitter
A junior solicitor who left a suitcase with sensitive documents on a train – then lied to her firm to buy herself time to find it – has been struck off the roll.
In a landmark ruling, the UK’s highest court has cleared UK supermarket Morrisons of vicarious liability for the actions of a rogue employee – but claimants in other cases may still be able to hold data controllers indirectly liable.
https://globaldatareview.com/cybersecurity/morrisons-not-liable-rogue-employee-data-breach
The company has seen a 535% rise in daily traffic in the past month, but security researchers say the app is a ‘privacy disaster’
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/apr/02/zoom-technology-security-coronavirus-video-conferencing?CMP=share_btn_tw
The success of Morrisons’ appeal against judgments that it should be held vicariously liable for an insider data breach will be welcomed by businesses, but may be of limited comfort to them
https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252481056/Morrisons-appeal-success-is-cold-comfort-for-enterprises
Most UK consumers are concerned about data privacy, but think it’s too late to do much about it, according to a report
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