ICO reprimands two Welsh bodies after children's data taken
A November 1, 2024 ransomware attack used a 12-year-old Test2 account protected by the password Password1 and took 42GB.
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Children’s data stolen after ransomware hit ‘Password1’ account
Attackers encrypted 182.7GB and stole 42GB on 3,300 people; the ICO reprimanded both bodies and issued no fine.
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'Password1' test account led to Welsh ransomware breach of 3,300
The ICO reprimanded, but did not fine, Ogi Networks and Data Cymru after 42 GB was stolen and 182.7 GB encrypted.
Welsh environment regulator's FoI blunder exposes diversity data of 2,000 staff
Natural Resources Wales inadvertently exposed diversity data of about 2,000 current and former staff via a 2021 Freedom of Information spreadsheet published online.
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