The UK’s data privacy watchdog has fined British Airways more than £183 million after computer hackers last year stole bank details from hundreds of thousands of passengers, the pair said on Monday.
The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) said it had issued a notice of its intention to fine BA £183.39 million ($229.7 million, 205 million euros) for infringements of EU data protection rules, or GDPR.
“People’s personal data is just that — personal,” Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham said in a statement.
