Data breaches 2019 are expensive
By glitchdata Team 2 min read
Organisation have had it easy for some time. Data breaches are increasingly being addressed with penalties backed by GDPR legislation. Some noted fines are:
- British Airways was fined $328M.
- Facebook fined $5B for Cambridge Analytica data theft.
- $99M for Marriott Hotel
In Australia, the OAIC reports that it received 812 privacy complaints in 2018.
EntityRecordsOrganization typeMethod2019 Bulgarian revenue agency hackover 5,000,000governmenthackedCanva140,000,000webhackedCapital One106,000,000financialhackedDesjardins2,900,000financialinside jobFacebook540,000,000social networkpoor securityFacebook1,500,000social networkaccidentally uploadedFirst American Corporation885,000,000financial service companypoor securityHealth Sciences Authority (Singapore)808,000healthcarepoor securityJustdial100,000,000local searchunprotected apiMinistry of Health (Singapore)14,200healthcarepoor security/inside jobQuest Diagnostics11,900,000Clinical Laboratorypoor securityStockX6,800,000retailhackedTruecaller299,055,819Telephone directoryunknownWoodruff Arts Centerunknownarts grouppoor securityWestpac98,000financialhackedAustralian National University19 years of dataacademichackedHere are a few links to fines noted.