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Common IT security weaknesses lead ICO to reprimand recruitment firm

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The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the UK’s data protection regulator, has issued a reprimand following infringements of the UK General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) to recruitment company Gap Personnel Holdings Limited (Gap). This followed threat actors gaining access to personal data on two separate occasions within a