Here We Go Again: 2023's Badly Handled Data Breaches
TechCrunch, Friday, December 29,2023
Last year, we compiled a list of 2022's most poorly handled data breaches, looking back at the bad behavior of corporate giants when faced with hacks and breaches. That included everything from downplaying the real-world impact of spills of personal information to failing to answer basic questions.
Turns out this year, many organizations continue to make the same mistakes. Here's this year's dossier on how not to respond to security incidents.
Electoral Commission hid details of a huge hack for a year, yet still tight-lipped
The Electoral Commission, the watchdog responsible for overseeing elections in the United Kingdom, confirmed in August that it had been targeted by 'hostile actors' that accessed the personal details - including full names, email addresses, home addresses, phone numbers and any personal images sent to the Commission - on as many as 40 million U.K. voters.