CWU – CYBER INCIDENT
Further to previous LTBs regarding the above we are writing to inform Branches of correspondence received from the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).
When such incidents take place, we are required, by law, to inform the ICO of the incident, subsequently the ICO can and in our case have, asked a series of detailed questions around the incident. Following this process we have now received a letter from the ICO that states as follows.
“Based on the information you have provided we have decided that regulatory action is not required in this case”
adding further that
“We now consider this matter closed”
Branches may be aware that the ICO does have the power to instigate its own inquiry, produce public reports on these inquiries and in certain cases levy fines if they consider it appropriate.
Against that background the above position set out by the ICO is welcome news and we share it here in order to update Branches on this development.
Any enquiries should be forwarded to sdgs@cwu.org
Yours sincerely
Tony Kearns
Senior Deputy General Secretary
CWU Eastern No5 Branch 
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