Security News > 2021 > October > Centre for Computing History apologises to customers for 'embarrassing' breach

The Centre for Computing History in Cambridge, England, has apologised for an "Embarrassing" breach in its online customer datafile, though thankfully no payment card information was exposed.

"We take security and your data extremely seriously, but sadly no online system can claim to be 100 per cent secure and we have been caught out. However, we have immediately made updates to our security system and blocked the way in which the data was accessed," Fitzpatrick added.

The Information Commissioner's Office is being informed of the breach.

"A spokesperson at the ICO told The Register it has yet to receive a report from the CCH."Organisations must notify the ICO within 72 hours of becoming aware of a personal data breach, unless it does not pose a risk to people's rights and freedoms.

"If an organisation decides that a breach doesn't need to be reported they should keep their own record of it, and be able to explain why it wasn't reported if necessary."

"All organisations using personal data should do so safely and securely. If anyone has concerns about how their data has been handled, they can report these concerns to us."

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