Independent News & Media PLC INM investigating data security incident (6416K)
12 April 2018 - 2:34AM
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Independent News & Media PLC
11 April 2018
INM investigating data security incident; co-operating with the
Office of the Data Protection Commissioner
A data security incident occurred in 2014 as a result of which
there is a risk that personal data held on INM's servers as at 2014
may have been put at risk of unauthorised disclosure. The INM board
became aware of new information suggesting this possibility arising
from information that was included in materials sent by the Office
of the Director of Corporate Enforcement ("ODCE") on 23 March 2018
to INM's solicitors in respect of a court application which is
before the High Court on 16 April 2018.
The data security incident involved a number of INM's back-up
tapes, containing back-up copies of electronic data stored on INM's
servers as at 2014, being provided to a third party service
provider on the instructions of the then-Chairman of INM. The INM
board only became aware of this incident in August 2017 and
promptly notified the Data Protection Commissioner on learning of
the matter at that time.
Prior to receiving the court papers from the ODCE in March 2018
in respect of the court application, INM's understanding from the
persons directly involved in this exercise was that the data
recorded on these back-up tapes was restored and searched for the
specific purpose of seeking details regarding the terms and value
for money of a particular long-term contract for professional
services between INM and a service supplier. INM has now seen
documentation in the context of the ODCE court application which
suggests that the data may have been restored and searched more
extensively and for a different purpose. INM does not know whether
any such searches were in fact undertaken or for what purpose but
based on the limited information currently available to INM it
seems possible that they were. INM also does not know to whom any
results of any such searches might have been provided.
INM is taking these matters very seriously. INM is conducting an
investigation and is also co-operating with the Office of the Data
Protection Commissioner.
We will provide an update to any affected individuals upon the
completion of our investigation.
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