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UK water firm fined £963k over two-year data breach

South Staffordshire PLC has been fined nearly £1 million by the UK's Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) for a significant data breach. The water company failed to adequately protect customer data, which was compromised by the Cl0p ransomware group. This breach, which went undetected for almost two years, exposed personal information and led to the ICO imposing a substantial penalty. AI

RANK_REASON Regulatory fine for a company's data security failure.

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UK water firm fined £963k over two-year data breach

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  1. The Register — AI TIER_1 English(EN) ·

    Water company's leaky security earns near-£1M fine

    Utility provider failed to detect Cl0p ransomware attack for nearly two years