Published 2 years ago

Government fined £500,000 for New Year honours data breach

Summary by Ground News

Cabinet Office published unredacted addresses of 1,097 people online. Sir Elton John, Gabby Logan and Nadiya Hussain were among those affected. Information Commissioner's Office found Cabinet Office had failed to put adequate measures in place to avoid such data breaches. The error resulted from "complacency", it added.

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BBC News

Government fined £500,000 for New Year honours data breach

The addresses of more than 1,000 people, including Sir Elton John and Gabby Logan, were shared online.

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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The Guardian

Cabinet Office fined £500,000 over New Year honours list data breach

Regulator says safety of hundreds of individuals was jeopardised after their addresses were posted online

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Independent

Cabinet Office fined £500,000 for 2020 New Years Honours data breach

Breach included details of celebrities such as Sir Elton John and former Tory leader Iain Duncan Smith

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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Daily Mirror

Cabinet Office fined £500k for honours data breach involving Elton John

Hundreds of addresses of New Year Honours' recipients were mistakenly published online

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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Sky News UK

Cabinet Office fined £500,000 for publishing New Year Honours addresses - including Elton John and senior police

Thousands of people accessed a file with recipient addresses, with police having to offer extra protection to some after staff failed to delete the addresses when an employee flagged the problem before publication.

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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