---
title: "Christmas time, the ICO and data crime"
url: "https://thecybersecurityplace.com/christmas-time-the-ico-and-data-crime/"
date: "2014-12-05T08:20:23+00:00"
section: "Identity Theft"
tags:
  - "Data Breach"
  - "Identity Theft"
source: "information-age.com"
source_url: "http://www.information-age.com/technology/security/123458729/christmas-time-ico-and-data-crime"
---

# Christmas time, the ICO and data crime

December 5, 2014 · Reported by information-age.com

![](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/portadas/2014/christmas-time-the-ico-and-data-crime.jpg)

> Over the past year the number of data breaches reported by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) totalled over 1,700 . While most people may expect hacking to be a major player in this figure, the majority of breaches are actually due to internal errors, such as data sent to the wrong email recipient or people losing an unencrypted device.

[Read the full article at information-age.com](http://www.information-age.com/technology/security/123458729/christmas-time-ico-and-data-crime)

**Tags:** [Data Breach](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/tag/data-breach/) · [Identity Theft](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/tag/identity-theft/)