British Airways first fined under GDPR, faces £183m fine for 2018 data breach

By Chandu Gopalakrishnan for SC Media
Monday, July 8, 2019

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British Airways (BA) may have to shell out £183 million as the penalty for the breach of its security systems in 2018. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), UK, has announced the penalty proposal after its investigation found that a "variety of information" was compromised by poor security arrangements at the company.

The future

The troubles for BA do not end with the million-pound fine, said Ilia Kolochenko, founder and CEO of ImmuniWeb. "It is now important to determine whose negligence or misconduct ultimately caused or facilitated the breach. If BA was relying only on automated vulnerability scanning for a business critical application, a cyber-security supplier who suggested such a reckless strategy - may be liable under certain circumstances and BA may crossclaim the damages." Read Full Article