GDPR bites as BA faces £183m fine for data breach

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ICO blames security failings for airline's massive data breach last year

British Airways faces a £183.39m fine under GDPR for the massive data breach it suffered last year. The penalty is the biggest so far to be doled out by the Information Commissioner's Office (IC...

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