The UK data regulator has revealed its staff received four times as many reports of personal data breaches during an “unprecedented” 2018/19 against the previous financial year.
Similarly, the number of complaints received from the public rose from 21,019 in 2017/18 to 41,661, according to figures revealed in the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) annual report. Organisations were also twice as reliant on the ICO for advice or guidance during 2018/19.
Source: Businesses more reliant on ICO as data breach reports explode | IT PRO