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ICO Issues Monetary Penalty Notice under DPR 1998
ICO Issues Monetary Penalty Notice under DPR 1998.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \nRNS Number : 2698Z Dixons Carphone PLC 09 January 2020 \n\nInformation Commissioner's Office issues Monetary Penalty Notice under Data Protection Act 1998\nDSG Retail Limited, a subsidiary of Dixons Carphone plc, has today received a Monetary Penalty Notice from the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) in relation to the historic unauthorised access of customer data previously announced on 13 June 2018 and 31 July 2018. The ICO has imposed a fine of £500,000 under the Data Protection Act 1998.\nDixons Carphone Chief Executive, Alex Baldock, said: \"We are very sorry for any inconvenience this historic incident caused to our customers. When we found the unauthorised access to data, we promptly launched an investigation, added extra security measures and contained the incident. We duly notified regulators and the police and communicated with all our customers. We have no confirmed evidence of any customers suffering fraud or financial loss as a result. \nWe have upgraded our detection and response capabilities and, as the ICO acknowledges, we have made significant investment in our Information Security systems and processes.\nWe are disappointed in some of the ICO's key findings which we have previously challenged and continue to dispute. We're studying their conclusions in detail and considering our grounds for appeal.\"\n \nNext announcement\nThe Group will publish its Peak Trading Statement on Tuesday 21 January 2020.\n \nFor further information \n\n\n\n\nAssad Malic\n\n\nGroup Strategy & Corporate Affairs Director\n\n\n+44 (0)7414 191044\n\n\n\n\nDan Homan\n\n\nHead of Investor Relations\n\n\n+44 (0)7400 401442\n\n\n\n\nAmy Shields\n\n\nHead of External Communications\n\n\n+44 (0)7588 201442\n\n\n\n\nTim Danaher\n\n\nBrunswick Group\n\n\n+44 (0)207 404 5959\n\n\n\n\nInformation on Dixons Carphone plc is available at www.dixonscarphone.com \nFollow us on Twitter: @dixonscarphone\nAbout Dixons Carphone\nDixons Carphone plc is a leading multichannel retailer of technology products and services, operating 1,500 stores and 16 websites in eight countries. We Help Everyone Enjoy Amazing Technology, however they choose to shop with us. \nWe are the market leader in the UK & Ireland, throughout the Nordics and in Greece, employing 42,000 capable and committed colleagues. Our full range of s...