by Yasmin Robinson | Apr 17, 2025 | News
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined Merseyside-based law firm DPP Law Ltd £60,000 following a cyber attack that compromised sensitive personal data. Key Points: Nature of the Breach: In June 2022, cyber attackers accessed DPP’s network... 
by Yasmin Robinson | Jul 8, 2022 | News
Solicitors are today being asked to play their part in keeping the UK safe online by helping to tackle the rise in organisations paying out to ransomware criminals. The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) have been told... 
by Yasmin Robinson | Mar 11, 2022 | News
Personal data breaches from the ICO’s caseload during 2020/2021 have seen a steady increase in the number and severity caused by ransomware. This is a type of malicious software or “malware” designed to block access to computer systems, and the data held within them,... 
by Yasmin Robinson | Feb 17, 2012 | News
The loss of data whether it is through hacking, leaving briefcases, unencrypted laptops or USB sticks on the train (which even MI5 and MI6 can do) ? can have huge ramifications. Outcome (7.5) requires all law firms to comply with data protection legislation. Firms...
