IAG Faces $230M Fine In Cyber-Attack; Vows To Defend Actions
LONDON—British Airways plans to “vigorously” defend its actions, after being told it faces a £183.4 million ($229.6 million) penalty over a data-theft incident that occurred in 2018.
The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) fine announced by the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) on July 8 amounts to 1.5% of BA’s worldwide turnover for the financial year ended Dec. 31, 2017.
During the cyber-breach, traffic to BA’s website was ...
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