Violation Tracker UK Individual Case

Company: Yahoo! UK Services Limited
Current Parent Company: Verizon Communications
Penalty: £250,000
Year: 2018
Date: 12 June, 2018
Offence Group: consumer-protection-related offences
Offence Type: privacy violation
Violation Description: Yahoo! UK Services Limited was fined £250,000 by the Information Commissioner's Office following a cyber-attack in November 2014. The incident was publicly disclosed in September 2016, almost two years after it had taken place.
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Information Commissioner's Office
HQ Country of Parent: United States
Ownership Structure of Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Parent: telecommunications
Specific Industry of Parent: telecommunications
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